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RIC VIII Rome 296

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RIC VIII Rome 296, Solidus, Gold, struck at Rome, 357–357 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 star pattern in left hand. Reverse: roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting a wreath inscribed vot/xxxv/mvlt/xxxx; roma holding spear in left hand; constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, her right foot on prow. Weight about g.
mint Rome 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 star pattern in left hand

F L IVL CONST-ANTIVS P F AVG
reverse

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

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RIC VIII Rome 296 (ric.8.rom.296), 357–357 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-rome-296/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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