RIC VI Alexandria 20
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC VI Alexandria 20. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Diocletian. Mint: Alexandria. The obverse shows head of Domitius Domitianus, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C L DOMITIVS DOMITIANVS 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; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in its beak, with the legend GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI or GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI.
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 19.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Diocletian was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305, having established the Tetrarchy to stabilize the Roman Empire and suppress regional rebellions, including those of usurpers in Egypt between 297 and 298. This coin was minted at the major Egyptian port city of Alexandria, bearing the name and portrait of the rebel emperor Domitius Domitianus during this period of provincial unrest.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- AE1
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria
- Authority
- Diocletian
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Domitius Domitianus, laureate, right
- 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; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in its beak
- Obverse legend
- IMP C L DOMITIVS DOMITIANVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI or GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC VI Alexandria 20
- Denomination and metal
- AE1, Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- IMP C L DOMITIVS DOMITIANVS AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI or GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI
- 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
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.6.alex.20
Varieties
RIC VI Alexandria 19
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
Research required
- Editorial verification required.
- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
- Museum specimen photographs are linked by the source; local photographs and reuse rights remain unverified.