RIC VI Antioch 60a
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC VI Antioch 60a. Denomination: Fraction. Authority: Diocletian. Mint: Antioch, Syria. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows diocletian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, receiving small Victory on globe from Jupiter; Jupiter, standing left, leaning on sceptre with left hand, with the legend CONCORDIA MIL-ITVM. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows diocletian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, receiving small Victory on globe from Jupiter; Jupiter, standing left, leaning on sceptre with left hand, with the legend CONCORDIA MIL-ITVM.
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 Cyzicus 16a.
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 ended the Crisis of the Third Century and established the Tetrarchy, under which he governed the Eastern Empire as senior Augustus. Antioch in northern Syria was the capital of Roman Syria, located on the Orontes River, and stood as the third largest city in the Roman Empire after Rome and Alexandria. This coin was minted in Antioch under Diocletian's imperial authority.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- Fraction
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Antioch, Syria
- Authority
- Diocletian
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
- Reverse
- Diocletian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, receiving small Victory on globe from Jupiter; Jupiter, standing left, leaning on sceptre with left hand
- Obverse legend
- IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend
- CONCORDIA MIL-ITVM
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC VI Antioch 60a
- Denomination and metal
- Fraction, Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- CONCORDIA MIL-ITVM
- 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. 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
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.6.anch.60a
Varieties
RIC VI Antioch 62a
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 Cyzicus 16a
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.