RIC V Diocletian 315

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 284–AD 294

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Antioch, Syria (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Antioch, Syria under Diocletian, AD 284–AD 294, catalogued as RIC V Diocletian 315. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; 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: Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority: Diocletian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, right
Reverse type: Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle
Obverse legend: DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse legend: IOVI CONSERVATORI

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.315
Catalogue reference: RIC V Diocletian 315
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.dio.315

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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