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RIC VI Alexandria 100b

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Alexandria 100b. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maximinus Daia. Mint: Alexandria. The obverse shows head of Constantine I, laureate, right; ties parallel, with pointed truncation, with the legend FL VAL CONSTANTINVS FIL AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand; liquid sometimes flowing from patera, with the legend GENIO CA-ESARIS.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC VI Alexandria 101b.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

In 305, Galerius admitted his nephew Maximinus Daza into the Tetrarchy with the rank of caesar, a controversial appointment that contributed to the outbreak of civil wars the following year. Around the same time, Constantine I served under Galerius before being proclaimed augustus by his troops at Eboracum in 306. Maximinus later claimed the title of augustus in 310, sharing and contesting power with rival rulers across the Roman Empire until his defeat and death in 313. Struck at Alexandria in Egypt, this coinage reflects the complex political arrangements of the Tetrarchic system, under which Maximinus held authority while Constantine was acknowledged as filius Augusti.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Alexandria
Authority
Maximinus Daia

Design

Obverse
Head of Constantine I, laureate, right; ties parallel, with pointed truncation
Reverse
Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand; liquid sometimes flowing from patera
Obverse legend
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS FIL AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO CA-ESARIS

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Alexandria 100b
Denomination and metal
AE2, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS FIL AVG
Reverse legend to match
GENIO CA-ESARIS
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

Documentation checklist

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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Alexandria 99b

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Alexandria 101b

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

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