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RIC VI Aquileia 27a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Aquileia 27a. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Aquileia. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG.

The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over right shoulder, standing left, holding patera over tripod altar with right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI.

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Historical context

Maximian served as Roman emperor alongside Diocletian, his co-emperor and superior. Maximian was appointed Caesar in 285 and Augustus in 286, ruling until his abdication on 1 May 305. After campaigning along the Rhine, against Carausius, and in Hispania and Mauretania, Maximian concluded his active campaigns in 298 and departed for Italy, where he resided until his abdication.

Struck at the mint of Aquileia under the imperial authority of Maximian, this bronze AE1 coin honours Diocletian. The obverse depicts the laureate head of Diocletian accompanied by the inscription IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. The reverse design features the Genius of the Roman people, shown nude and wearing a modius with a chlamys draped over the right shoulder, holding a patera over a tripod altar and a cornucopiae, encircled by the legend GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint
Aquileia
Authority
Maximian

Design

Obverse
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
Reverse
Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over right shoulder, standing left, holding patera over tripod altar with right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Aquileia 27a
Denomination and metal
AE1, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
GENIO POPV-LI 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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