RIC VI Cyzicus 22a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 305–AD 306

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Cyzicus (ancient mint)

AE1 in bronze struck at Cyzicus under Galerius, AD 305–AD 306, catalogued as RIC VI Cyzicus 22a. Obverse: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, holding olive branch in right hand and mappa in left hand. Reverse: Providentia, draped, standing right, extending right hand to Quies; Quies, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; in left field, S; in right field, F. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Bronze
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint: Cyzicus
Issuing authority: Galerius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, holding olive branch in right hand and mappa in left hand
Reverse type: Providentia, draped, standing right, extending right hand to Quies; Quies, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; in left field, S; in right field, F
Obverse legend: D N DIOCLETIANO BEATISSIMO SEN AVG
Reverse legend: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.cyz.22a
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Cyzicus 22a
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.cyz.22a

Catalogue references

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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