RIC IX Antioch 16D, Solidus, Gold, struck at Antioch, Syria, 367–375 AD. Obverse: bust of valens, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted and constantinopolis, turreted, seated on throne, roma facing, constantinopolis turning head towards right, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed vot/x/mvl/xx; constantinopolis resting right foot on prow. Weight about 4.4 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
| mint | Antioch, Syria | weight | 4.36g (1) |
| ruler | Valens | diameter | ⌀21.0 (1) |
| denomination | Solidus | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Gold | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Valens, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
D N VALENS-PER AVG
reverse
Roma, helmeted and Constantinopolis, turreted, seated on throne, Roma facing, Constantinopolis turning head towards right, each holding sceptre and both together shield inscribed VOT/X/MVL/XX; Constantinopolis resting right foot on prow
GLORIA-R☧O-MANORVM
specimens (1)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
4.36g
⌀21.0
Cite this coin
RIC IX Antioch 16D (ric.9.anch.16D), 367–375 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ix-antioch-16d/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA