RIC V Diocletian 284
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 291–AD 292
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireMaker / issuer
Heraclea (ancient mint)
Antoninianus in silver struck at Heraclea under Diocletian, AD 291–AD 292, catalogued as RIC V Diocletian 284. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Diocletian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding parazonium in right hand and receiving Victory from Jupiter; Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre. 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
- Heraclea
- Issuing authority
- Diocletian
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
- Reverse type
- Diocletian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding parazonium in right hand and receiving Victory from Jupiter; Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre
- Obverse legend
- IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend
- CONCORDIA MILITVM
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.284
- Catalogue reference
- RIC V Diocletian 284
- Type corpus identifier
- ric.5.dio.284
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