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RIC VI Antioch 65b

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 305–AD 306

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Aureus in gold struck at Antioch, Syria under Maximinus Daia, AD 305–AD 306, catalogued as RIC VI Antioch 65b. Obverse: Head of Galerius, laureate, right. Reverse: Galerius, laureate, togate, standing front, head left, holding out globe with right hand and holding short baton at side in left hand.

Obverse legend: MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS. Reverse legend: CONSVL V - P P PROCOS.

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Historical context

In 305, Emperor Galerius was promoted to augustus upon the abdication of Diocletian and admitted his nephew Maximinus Daza to the Tetrarchy with the rank of caesar. The aureus served as the principal gold coin of the Roman Empire from the 1st century BC until its replacement by the solidus in the early 4th century. This issue was struck at Antioch, Syria, between AD 305 and AD 306 under Maximinus Daia in the name of Galerius.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority
Maximinus Daia

Design

Obverse type
Head of Galerius, laureate, right
Reverse type
Galerius, laureate, togate, standing front, head left, holding out globe with right hand and holding short baton at side in left hand
Obverse legend
MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse legend
CONSVL V - P P PROCOS

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.anch.65b
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Antioch 65b
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.anch.65b
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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