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RIC VIII Arelate 165

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RIC VIII Arelate 165, Large AE2, Bronze, struck at Arelate, 351–353 AD. Obverse: bust of decentius, bareheaded, cuirassed, right; a behind bust. Reverse: two victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding between them a wreath inscribed vot/v/mvl/x, supported on a short column. Weight about 4.3 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
obverse RIC VIII Arelate 165
obverse: Bust of Decentius, bareheaded, cuirassed, right; A behind bust
reverse RIC VIII Arelate 165
reverse: Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVL/X, supported on a short column
mint Arelate weight 4.26g (2)
ruler Magnentius diameter ⌀21.0 (1)
denomination Large AE2 axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Decentius, bareheaded, cuirassed, right; A behind bust

D N DECENTI-VS CAESAR
reverse

Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVL/X, supported on a short column

VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES
specimens (3)
American Numismatic Society 4.21g ⌀21.0 12↕
British Museum 4.30g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Arelate 165 (ric.8.ar.165), 351–353 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-arelate-165/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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