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RIC VIII Arelate 217

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RIC VIII Arelate 217, AE3, Bronze, struck at Arelate, 353–355 AD. Obverse: bust of constantius gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing a pointed cap, turning to face soldier, extending right arm. Weight about 2.6 g, diameter 17.0 mm.
mint Arelate weight 2.55g (4)
ruler Constantius II diameter ⌀17.0 (1)
denomination AE3 axis ↕ (0)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right

D N CONSTANTI-VS NOB CAES
reverse

Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing a pointed cap, turning to face soldier, extending right arm

FEL TEMP - REPARATIO
specimens (7)
Furman University 3.36g ⌀17.0
British Museum 2.53g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 2.03g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 2.29g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Arelate 217 (ric.8.ar.217), 353–355 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-arelate-217/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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