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RIC VIII Arelate 223

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RIC VIII Arelate 223, 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 1.7 g, diameter 12.0 mm.
mint Arelate weight 1.68g (1)
ruler Constantius II diameter ⌀12.0 (1)
denomination AE3 axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
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 R-EPARATIO
specimens (1)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.68g ⌀12.0 12↕

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RIC VIII Arelate 223 (ric.8.ar.223), 353–355 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-arelate-223/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA