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RIC VI Lugdunum 285

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RIC VI Lugdunum 285, AE2, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 307–308 AD. Obverse: bust of constantine i, laureate, draped, right, seen from behind. Reverse: mars (or virtus), draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding victory on globe in right hand and transverse spear and shield in left hand; to left, seated captive. Weight about 5.6 g, diameter 24.5 mm.
obverse RIC VI Lugdunum 285
obverse: Bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, right, seen from behind
reverse RIC VI Lugdunum 285
reverse: Mars (or Virtus), draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and transverse spear and shield in left hand; to left, seated captive
mint Lugdunum weight 5.60g (2)
ruler Constantine I diameter ⌀24.5 (1)
denomination AE2 axis 2↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, right, seen from behind

IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
reverse

Mars (or Virtus), draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and transverse spear and shield in left hand; to left, seated captive

VIRT PERP CO-NSTANTINI AVG or VIRT PERP CON-STANTINI AVG
specimens (3)
American Numismatic Society 5.46g ⌀24.5 2↕
British Museum 5.74g
British Museum (RIC VI)

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RIC VI Lugdunum 285 (ric.6.lug.285), 307–308 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-lugdunum-285/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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