Solidus - Jovian SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Sirmium
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Jovian (363-364)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 363-364 |
| Value | Solidus (1) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.42 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 440365 |
| References | RIC VIII# 114 John P. C. Kent; 1981. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 8. The Family of Constantine I (AD 337–364). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Jovian, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N IOVIAN-VS P F P AVG
Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Jovianus Pius Felix Perpetuus Augustus.
Translation: Our Lord Jovian, pious and blessed eternal emperor.
Reverse
Roma on left, seated facing on throne, holding spear in left hand, and Constantinopolis on right, seated to left on throne, holding sceptre in left hand and resting right foot on prow, both jointly holding between them a shield with vows.
Mintmark in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SECVRITAS - REI - PVBLICE
VOT
V
MVLT
X
Unabridged legend:
Securitas Reipublicae.
Votis Quinquennalibus Multis Decennalibus.
Translation:
Security of the Republic.
Vows (prayers) on the fifth anniversary [of the emperors rule], more for his [hoped for] tenth anniversary.
Mint
| *SIRM | Sirmium, modern-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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