Issuing authority
Roman Empire
Imperial Rome issued an extensive precious-metal and base-metal coinage across dozens of mints.
- Kind
- empire
- Region
- Mediterranean, Europe
- Recorded period
- 27 BC – AD 476
Eastern continuation catalogued separately as the Byzantine Empire.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
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Ashmolean Museum, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Alexandria 26a
RIC VI Alexandria 26a. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Diocletian. Mint: Alexandria. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right; ties divergent, with the legend IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from p…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
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RIC VI Antioch 39a
RIC VI Antioch 39a. Denomination: Uncertain value. Authority: Diocletian. Mint: Antioch, Syria. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend DIOCLETIANVS AVG. The reverse shows camp gate, three turrets, open, no doors, with the legend VIRTVS - MILITVM. The obverse shows head of Diocletian,…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Carthage 23a
RIC VI Carthage 23a. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Carthage. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows africa, wearing elephant-skin head-dress, draped, standing front, head left, holding standard in right hand and tusk in left…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VI Rome 76b
RIC VI Rome 76b. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, with or without cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows vOT / XX within a wreath. Physically, the entry records material Bronze.
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC VI Carthage 28b
RIC VI Carthage 28b. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Carthage. The obverse shows head of Galerius, laureate, right, with the legend MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows carthage, wearing long robe, standing front, head left, holding fruits in both hands, with the legend SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS AVCTA KAR…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Rome 8a
RIC VI Rome 8a. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right, with the legend CONSTANTIVS CAES. The reverse shows camp gate, doors open, three turrets in front; behind, two small turrets between two towers, with the legend VIRTVS - MILITVM. Re…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC VI Thessalonica 20b
AD 298–AD 299
AE1 in bronze struck at Thessalonica under Diocletian, AD 298–AD 299, catalogued as RIC VI Thessalonica 20b. Obverse: Head of Galerius, laureate, right. Reverse: Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left ha…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Antioch 17
RIC VI Antioch 17. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Diocletian. Mint: Antioch, Syria. The obverse shows head of Maximian, laureate, right, with the legend MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows maximian, laureate, togate, standing front, head left, holding out globe with right hand and holding short baton at side in…
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Princeton University Numismatic Collection, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Aquileia 27a
RIC VI Aquileia 27a. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Aquileia. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over right shoulder, standing left, holding patera over tripod altar with right…
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Universität zu Köln
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RIC VI Carthage 32b
RIC VI Carthage 32b. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Carthage. The obverse shows head of Galerius, laureate, right, with the legend MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows carthage, wearing long robe, standing front, head left, holding fruits in both hands, with the legend SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART.…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Ticinum 11b
RIC VI Ticinum 11b is a Roman Empire coin of the aureus denomination. The obverse displays the laureate head of Maximian facing right, accompanied by the legend MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS. The reverse design consists of the inscription XX / MAXI/MIAN/I AVG / SMT presented within a wreath, with no additional reverse legend…
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Münzsammlung des Seminars für Alte Geschichte der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC VI Ticinum 39b
RIC VI Ticinum 39b is a Roman Empire coin of the fraction denomination. The obverse depicts the head of Galerius, radiate, facing right, accompanied by the obverse legend GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C. Its reverse design features VOT / • / X enclosed within a wreath. The coin has no recorded reverse legend. The recorded…
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Ashmolean Museum, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Alexandria 31a
RIC VI Alexandria 31a. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Diocletian. Mint: Alexandria. The obverse shows head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right, with the legend FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right han…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC VI Aquileia 16a
RIC VI Aquileia 16a is a Roman Empire coin denomination of uncertain value. The obverse design features the laureate head of Diocletian facing right, accompanied by the obverse legend DIOCLETIANVS AVG. The reverse displays the inscription XCVI / AQ enclosed within a wreath. There is no recorded reverse legend on the…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
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RIC VI Aquileia 29a
RIC VI Aquileia 29a. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Aquileia. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows moneta, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend SACRA MONET AVGG -…
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Münzkabinett Winterthur
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RIC VI Carthage 15a
RIC VI Carthage 15a is a coin type of an uncertain value denomination associated with the Roman Empire. The obverse features the laureate head of Diocletian facing to the right, accompanied by the obverse legend DIOCLETIANVS AVG. The reverse design presents the characters XC / VI enclosed within a wreath. There is n…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
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RIC VI Siscia 131b
RIC VI Siscia 131b. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Siscia. The obverse shows head of Maximian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows moneta, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Treveri 395
RIC VI Treveri 395. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Trier. The obverse shows bust of Galerius, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows fortuna, draped, seated left (sometimes on wheel), holding rudder over globe (or wheel) and cornucopiae in left hand, with th…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Treveri 468a
RIC VI Treveri 468a. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Trier. The obverse shows bust of Diocletian, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP DIOCLETIANVS P AVG. The reverse shows moneta, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend M SACRA AVGG…
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Münzsammlung des Seminars für Alte Geschichte der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC VI Alexandria 32b
RIC VI Alexandria 32b. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Diocletian. Mint: Alexandria. The obverse shows head of Maximian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and hold…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC VI Alexandria 34a
RIC VI Alexandria 34a. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Diocletian. Mint: Alexandria. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and hold…
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Coin Collections of the Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Rome 104b
RIC VI Rome 104b. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Galerius, laureate, right, with the legend MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows moneta, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend SACRA MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN.
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Coin Collection of Trier University, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Carthage 35b
RIC VI Carthage 35b. Denomination: Fraction. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Carthage. The obverse shows bust of Galerius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows vOT X / FK within a wreath. Physically, the entry records material Bronze.
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of University of Konstanz (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC VI Carthage 37a
RIC VI Carthage 37a. Denomination: Fraction. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Carthage. The obverse shows bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows vOT XX / FK or VOT X•X / FK within a wreath.
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