RIC VI Alexandria 51

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 305–AD 306

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Alexandria (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Alexandria under Maximinus Daia, AD 305–AD 306, catalogued as RIC VI Alexandria 51. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, fingers of right hand raised. Reverse: Jupiter, nude, chlamys draped over left arm, standing front, head left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Alexandria
Issuing authority: Maximinus Daia

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, fingers of right hand raised
Reverse type: Jupiter, nude, chlamys draped over left arm, standing front, head left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand
Obverse legend: DIOCLETIANVS BAE AVG
Reverse legend: IOVI CON-SERVATORI

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.alex.51
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Alexandria 51
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.alex.51

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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