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RIC VIII Arelate 179

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RIC VIII Arelate 179, 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 4.4 g, diameter 20.8 mm.
obverse RIC VIII Arelate 179
obverse: Bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust
reverse RIC VIII Arelate 179
reverse: Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVL/X
mint Arelate weight 4.44g (4)
ruler Magnentius diameter ⌀20.8 (2)
denomination Large AE2 axis 9↕ (2)
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 CAE
specimens (6)
American Numismatic Society 4.46g ⌀21.5 12↕
American Numismatic Society 4.37g ⌀20.0 6↕
British Museum 4.69g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 4.22g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Arelate 179 (ric.8.ar.179), 351–353 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-arelate-179/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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