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RIC VIII Arelate 173

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RIC VIII Arelate 173, Large AE2, Bronze, struck at Arelate, 351–353 AD. Obverse: bust of magnentius, bareheaded, draped, 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 4.7 g, diameter 22.5 mm.
mint Arelate weight 4.70g (2)
ruler Magnentius diameter ⌀22.5 (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 Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust

D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG
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 (3)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 5.00g ⌀22.5 12↕
British Museum 4.39g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Arelate 173 (ric.8.ar.173), 351–353 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-arelate-173/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA