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RIC VI Carthage 23a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Carthage 23a. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Carthage. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG.

The reverse shows africa, wearing elephant-skin head-dress, draped, standing front, head left, holding standard in right hand and tusk in left hand; to left, lion with captured bull, with the legend FELIX ADV-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX A-D-VENT AVGG NN or FELIX A-DV-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX AD-V-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX AD-VE-NT AVGG NN. The obverse shows head of Diocletian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG.

The reverse shows africa, wearing elephant-skin head-dress, draped, standing front, head left, holding standard in right hand and tusk in left hand; to left, lion with captured bull, with the legend FELIX ADV-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX A-D-VENT AVGG NN or FELIX A-DV-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX AD-V-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX AD-VE-NT AVGG NN.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Diocletian served as Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305, having ended the Crisis of the Third Century. In 286, he appointed his fellow officer Maximian as co-emperor with the rank of Augustus to oversee the Western Empire, while Diocletian governed the east as senior Augustus. Maximian exercised authority in western territories, campaigning across Gaul, along the Rhine frontier, and into Mauretania, before both emperors abdicated together on 1 May 305. This coinage was produced under Maximian at the mint of Carthage, a major city of the Romans' Africa province.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint
Carthage
Authority
Maximian

Design

Obverse
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
Reverse
Africa, wearing elephant-skin head-dress, draped, standing front, head left, holding standard in right hand and tusk in left hand; to left, lion with captured bull
Obverse legend
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
FELIX ADV-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX A-D-VENT AVGG NN or FELIX A-DV-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX AD-V-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX AD-VE-NT AVGG NN

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Carthage 23a
Denomination and metal
AE1, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
FELIX ADV-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX A-D-VENT AVGG NN or FELIX A-DV-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX AD-V-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX AD-VE-NT AVGG NN
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.

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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Carthage 19a

    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 Carthage 21a

    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 Carthage 25a

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

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