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RIC VIII Arelate 53

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RIC VIII Arelate 53, AE3, Bronze, struck at Arelate, 340–340 AD. Obverse: bust of constantius ii, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard. Weight about 2.0 g, diameter 15.0 mm.
obverse RIC VIII Arelate 53
obverse: Bust of Constantius II, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC VIII Arelate 53
reverse: Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard
mint Arelate weight 2.05g (3)
ruler Constantine II diameter ⌀15.0 (1)
denomination AE3 axis 6↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Constantius II, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right

CONSTANTI-VS P F AVG
reverse

Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard

GLORI-A EXER-CITVS
specimens (5)
American Numismatic Society 2.75g ⌀15.0 6↕
British Museum 2.12g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 1.27g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Arelate 53 (ric.8.ar.53), 340–340 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-arelate-53/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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