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RIC VI Alexandria 34a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Alexandria 34a. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Diocletian. Mint: Alexandria. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F 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 POPV-L-I ROMANI or GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI or GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI or GENIO POPVL-I ROMANI.

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Historical context

Diocletian served as Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305, having been proclaimed by troops following the deaths of Carus and Numerian. His reign ended the Crisis of the Third Century and established the Tetrarchy, in which he ruled the Eastern Empire as senior Augustus. During his rule, he secured imperial borders, reorganised provincial administration, and suppressed usurpers in Egypt between 297 and 298.

This bronze AE1 issue was struck under Diocletian at the mint of Alexandria. The obverse presents a laureate head of Diocletian accompanied by the imperial title "IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG". On the reverse, the coin features the Genius of the Roman people, depicted nude wearing a modius with a draped chlamys, holding a patera and cornucopiae, paired with legend variants reading "GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI", "GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI", "GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI", or "GENIO POPVL-I ROMANI".

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint
Alexandria
Authority
Diocletian

Design

Obverse
Head of Diocletian, 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
Obverse legend
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI or GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI or GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI or GENIO POPVL-I ROMANI

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Alexandria 34a
Denomination and metal
AE1, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI or GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI or GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI or GENIO POPVL-I 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.

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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Alexandria 14a

    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 16a

    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 18a

    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 30a

    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 32a

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

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