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RIC VI Alexandria 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 294

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Gold multiple in gold struck at Alexandria under Diocletian, AD 294, catalogued as RIC VI Alexandria 1. Obverse: Head of Diocletian, right. Reverse: Jupiter, draped to waist, seated front on high-backed throne, turning left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at feet to left, eagle with wreath in its beak.

Obverse legend: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Gold multiple

Technical characteristics

Mint
Alexandria
Issuing authority
Diocletian

Design

Obverse type
Head of Diocletian, right
Reverse type
Jupiter, draped to waist, seated front on high-backed throne, turning left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at feet to left, eagle with wreath in its beak
Obverse legend
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
IOVI CONS-ERVATORI

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.alex.1
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Alexandria 1
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.alex.1
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

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