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RIC VIII Arelate 172

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RIC VIII Arelate 172, 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. Weight about 4.5 g, diameter 19.5 mm.
obverse RIC VIII Arelate 172
obverse: Bust of Decentius, bareheaded, cuirassed, right; A behind bust
reverse RIC VIII Arelate 172
reverse: Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVL/X
mint Arelate weight 4.49g (4)
ruler Magnentius diameter ⌀19.5 (2)
denomination Large AE2 axis 9↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

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

D N DECENTIVS CAESAR
reverse

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

VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES
specimens (6)
American Numismatic Society 4.97g ⌀20.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 5.05g ⌀18.5 12↕
British Museum 3.94g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 3.98g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Arelate 172 (ric.8.ar.172), 351–353 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-arelate-172/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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