RIC V Diocletian 294

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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 294. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: The Parcae, draped, standing, clasping hands, holding three cornucopiae and two rudders. 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, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
The Parcae, draped, standing, clasping hands, holding three cornucopiae and two rudders
Obverse legend
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG
Reverse legend
FATIS VICTRICIBVS

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.294
Catalogue reference
RIC V Diocletian 294
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.dio.294

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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