RIC V Diocletian 327

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 285

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Tripolis (ancient mint)

Antoninianus in silver struck at Tripolis under Diocletian, AD 285, catalogued as RIC V Diocletian 327. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Jupiter, standing right, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand, and Hercules, standing left, holding Victory in right hand and club and lion's skin in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Silver
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Tripolis
Issuing authority: Diocletian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Jupiter, standing right, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand, and Hercules, standing left, holding Victory in right hand and club and lion's skin in left hand
Obverse legend: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.327
Catalogue reference: RIC V Diocletian 327
Type corpus identifier: ric.5.dio.327

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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