RIC VI Alexandria 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 294

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Alexandria (ancient mint)

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. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

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

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

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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