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RIC VIII Rome 197

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RIC VIII Rome 197, Large AE2, Bronze, struck at Rome, 350–350 AD. Obverse: bust of magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; a behind bust. Reverse: magnentius, draped, cuirassed, galloping right, spearing barbarian with right hand; barbarian kneeling left, extending arms in front of horse; below horse, shield and broken spear; star in right field. Weight about 5.0 g, diameter 23.5 mm.
mint Rome weight 4.95g (5)
ruler Magnentius diameter ⌀23.5 (1)
denomination Large AE2 axis 4↕ (1)
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

Magnentius, draped, cuirassed, galloping right, spearing barbarian with right hand; barbarian kneeling left, extending arms in front of horse; below horse, shield and broken spear; star in right field

GLORIA ROMANORVM
specimens (9)
KENOM 5.05g ⌀23.5 4↕
British Museum 4.13g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 4.79g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 6.04g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum 4.76g
British Museum (RIC VIII)

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RIC VIII Rome 197 (ric.8.rom.197), 350–350 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-rome-197/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA