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Tremissis - Marcian VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Year | 450-457 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Marcian facing right, depicted in three-quarter frontal view. The effigy displays the characteristic late Roman imperial portrait style, with the pearl diadem rendered in fine detail across the brow. The surrounding obverse legend, executed in Latin capitals, reads D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG, identifying the emperor by name with his titles Pius Felix Augustus. |
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| Reverse description | A winged Victory advancing to the front, head turned to the left, raises a wreath aloft in her extended right hand while carrying a globus cruciger in her lowered left hand, emblematic of Christian imperial dominion. A star appears in the right field, serving as a control mark. The reverse legend VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM in Latin capitals flanks the central figure, proclaiming the victory of the Augusti, while the mint signature CONOB appears in the exergue, denoting a gold issue of full standard struck at Constantinople. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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