RIC V Diocletian 290

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 284–AD 294

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Cyzicus (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Cyzicus under Diocletian, AD 284–AD 294, catalogued as RIC V Diocletian 290. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Diocletian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding short sceptre in right hand and presenting globe to Maximian; Maximian, standing left, holding spear. 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: Cyzicus
Issuing authority: Diocletian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Diocletian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding short sceptre in right hand and presenting globe to Maximian; Maximian, standing left, holding spear
Obverse legend: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: CONCORDIA AVGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.290
Catalogue reference: RIC V Diocletian 290
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.dio.290

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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