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RIC VI Carthage 32b

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Carthage 32b. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Maximian. Mint: Carthage. The obverse shows head of Galerius, laureate, right, with the legend MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows carthage, wearing long robe, standing front, head left, holding fruits in both hands, with the legend SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART.

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 Carthage 30a, RIC VI Carthage 31a.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Maximian served as Roman emperor alongside Diocletian, acting as Caesar from 285 to 286 and Augustus from 286 to 305. Establishing his residence at Trier, he campaigned extensively across Gaul, the Rhine frontier, and later against Berber incursions in Mauretania between 296 and 298. He abdicated the imperial office on 1 May 305 at Diocletian's behest, retiring until becoming involved in later imperial conflicts.

Produced under Maximian's authority at the mint of Carthage, this bronze AE1 piece features a portrait of Galerius on the obverse accompanied by the legend "MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES". The reverse portrays Carthage standing in a long robe and holding fruits in both hands, paired with the legend "SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART". Related types sharing this reverse design were consolidated across issues produced at Carthage and other mints.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint
Carthage
Authority
Maximian

Design

Obverse
Head of Galerius, laureate, right
Reverse
Carthage, wearing long robe, standing front, head left, holding fruits in both hands
Obverse legend
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Carthage 32b
Denomination and metal
AE1, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend to match
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART
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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Weight
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Carthage 30b

    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 34b

    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 30a

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Carthage 31a

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

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