RIC V Diocletian 538

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 284–AD 294

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Ticinum (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Ticinum under Maximian, AD 284–AD 294, catalogued as RIC V Diocletian 538. Obverse: Bust of Maximian, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock. 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
Ticinum
Issuing authority
Maximian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Maximian, laureate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock
Obverse legend
IMP M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS AVG
Reverse legend
HERCVLI CONSERVAT

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.538
Catalogue reference
RIC V Diocletian 538
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.dio.538

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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