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RIC VIII Lugdunum 178

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RIC VIII Lugdunum 178, Solidus, Gold, struck at Lugdunum, 353–355 AD. Obverse: bust of constantius ii, pearl-diademed, wearing crested and diademed helmet, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear diagonally over right shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with a horseman trampling an enemy in left hand. Reverse: roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, supporting a wreath inscribed vot/xxx/mvlt/xxxx; roma holding spear in left hand, constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, resting right foot on prow. Weight about g.
mint Lugdunum weight g (0)
ruler Constantius II diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Solidus axis ↕ (0)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, wearing crested and diademed helmet, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear diagonally over right shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with a horseman trampling an enemy in left hand

FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS PERP AVG
reverse

Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, supporting a wreath inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX; Roma holding spear in left hand, Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, resting right foot on prow

GLORIA - REI - PVBLICAE

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RIC VIII Lugdunum 178 (ric.8.lug.178), 353–355 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-lugdunum-178/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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