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RIC VI Cyzicus 77a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 311

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE2 in bronze struck at Cyzicus under Maximinus Daia, AD 311, catalogued as RIC VI Cyzicus 77a. Obverse: Head of Maximinus Daia, 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 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: GENIO AV-GVSTI C_M_H.

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 103, RIC VI Cyzicus 76.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Maximinus Daza was admitted to the Tetrarchy as caesar in 305 by his uncle Galerius, later claiming the title of augustus in 310 and reigning as Roman emperor until 313. A committed pagan who carried out persecutions of Christians, he shared and frequently contested imperial power with Licinius until being defeated at the Battle of Tzirallum in 313. This bronze coin was struck under his authority in AD 311 at Cyzicus, an ancient town located in Mysia in Anatolia.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Cyzicus
Issuing authority
Maximinus Daia

Design

Obverse type
Head of Maximinus Daia, 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 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO AV-GVSTI C_M_H

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.cyz.77a
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Cyzicus 77a
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.cyz.77a
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 Cyzicus 86a

    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 Cyzicus 95

    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 Cyzicus 103

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

  • RIC VI Cyzicus 76

    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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