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RIC VI Cyzicus 21a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 305–AD 306

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE1 in bronze struck at Cyzicus under Galerius, AD 305–AD 306, catalogued as RIC VI Cyzicus 21a. Obverse: Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right. Reverse: Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI or GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI.

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 Cyzicus 21b.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Galerius participated in the Tetrarchic system of government under Diocletian before being promoted to augustus upon Diocletian's abdication in 305. He ruled as Roman emperor from 305 to 311, serving alongside his fellow tetrarch Constantius Chlorus. Constantius, who served as caesar from 293 and then as augustus until his sudden death at Eboracum in July 306, was depicted on imperial coinage of this era. This bronze piece was struck between 305 and 306 at Cyzicus, an ancient town situated in Mysia on the shoreward side of the Kapıdağ Peninsula.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint
Cyzicus
Issuing authority
Galerius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right
Reverse type
Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI or GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI

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.cyz.21a
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Cyzicus 21a
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.cyz.21a
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

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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 Cyzicus 21b

    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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