RIC V Diocletian 316

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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 316. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand. 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, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.316
Catalogue reference
RIC V Diocletian 316
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.dio.316

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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