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RIC VI Carthage 40b

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 306

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE1 in bronze struck at Carthage under Constantius Chlorus, AD 306, catalogued as RIC VI Carthage 40b. Obverse: Head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right. Reverse: Carthage, wearing long robe, standing front, head left, holding fruits in both hands. Obverse legend: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES. Reverse 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 39a, RIC VI Carthage 39b, RIC VI Carthage 40a.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

In 293, Diocletian established the Tetrarchy, delegating power to junior colleagues, including Constantius Chlorus, who served as caesar until becoming senior emperor (augustus) in May 305. Constantius ruled the western domains until his sudden death at Eboracum in July 306. Maximinus Daza had entered the imperial college when his uncle Galerius admitted him to the Tetrarchy as caesar in 305. This bronze coin was struck at Carthage in northern Africa during the brief period in AD 306 when Constantius ruled as senior augustus alongside Maximinus as caesar.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint
Carthage
Issuing authority
Constantius Chlorus

Design

Obverse type
Head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right
Reverse type
Carthage, wearing long robe, standing front, head left, holding fruits in both hands
Obverse legend
GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART

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. 2 near-identical catalogue variants are consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.carth.40b
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Carthage 40b
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.carth.40b
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Carthage 44a

    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 51b

    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 39a

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

  • RIC VI Carthage 39b

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

  • RIC VI Carthage 40a

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

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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