RIC V Diocletian 246

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 284–AD 294

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Siscia (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Siscia under Maximian, AD 284–AD 294, catalogued as RIC V Diocletian 246. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; sometimes at foot, eagle. 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: Siscia
Issuing authority: Maximian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; sometimes at foot, eagle
Obverse legend: IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: IOVI CONSERVATORI

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.246
Catalogue reference: RIC V Diocletian 246
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.dio.246

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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