RIC V Diocletian 291

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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 291. Obverse: Head of Diocletian, laureate, right. Reverse: Diocletian and Maximian, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, holding globe between them, being crowned by Victory. 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: Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
Reverse type: Diocletian and Maximian, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, holding globe between them, being crowned by Victory
Obverse legend: IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG
Reverse legend: CONCORDIAE AVGG NN

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.291
Catalogue reference: RIC V Diocletian 291
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.dio.291

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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