RIC V Diocletian 134

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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. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

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

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

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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