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RIC VI Antioch 147d

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Antioch 147d. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maximinus Daia. Mint: Antioch, Syria. The obverse shows head of Constantine I, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG.

The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend GENIO EX-ERCITVS.

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Historical context

This bronze AE2 coinage was produced under the authority of Maximinus Daia, also known as Galerius Valerius Maximinus, at the mint of Antioch in Syria. Maximinus had entered the Tetrarchy as caesar in 305 through his uncle Galerius, later claiming the title of augustus in 310.

Struck in the name of Constantine I, the obverse bears the laureate head of Constantine alongside the inscription "IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG". The reverse design depicts a nude Genius wearing a modius with a chlamys draped over his left shoulder, pouring liquid from a patera and holding a cornucopiae.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Authority
Maximinus Daia

Design

Obverse
Head of Constantine I, laureate, right
Reverse
Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO EX-ERCITVS

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Antioch 147d
Denomination and metal
AE2, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
GENIO EX-ERCITVS
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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