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RIC V Diocletian 134

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 284–AD 294

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Maximian, AD 284–AD 294, catalogued as RIC V Diocletian 134. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Diocletian, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC V Diocletian 492.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
1

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Historical context

Diocletian served as Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. To stabilize the state, he initiated the division of imperial power by appointing fellow officer Maximian as Augustus in 286 to rule the Western Empire while he governed the east. The aureus was the primary gold denomination of the Roman Empire from the 1st century BC until its replacement by the solidus in the early 4th century AD.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Maximian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Diocletian, laureate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match. 2 near-identical catalogue variants are consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.134
Catalogue reference
RIC V Diocletian 134
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.dio.134
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Recorded
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC V Diocletian 137

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC V Diocletian 141

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC V Diocletian 492

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

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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