RIC V Carausius issuing for Diocletian/Maximian 13

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 286–AD 293

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Londinium (ancient mint)

Antoninianus in silver struck at Londinium under Carausius, AD 286–AD 293, catalogued as RIC V Carausius issuing for Diocletian/Maximian 13. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Salus, draped, standing left, holding sceptre and feeding snake rising from altar. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Silver
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Londinium
Issuing authority: Carausius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Salus, draped, standing left, holding sceptre and feeding snake rising from altar
Obverse legend: IMP C VAL DIO[CLETIANVS] AVG
Reverse legend: SALVS AVGGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.cara-dio-max_her.13
Catalogue reference: RIC V Carausius issuing for Diocletian/Maximian 13
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.cara-dio-max_her.13

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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