RIC VI Heraclea 24b
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 305–AD 306
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireMaker / issuer
Heraclea (ancient mint)AE1 in bronze struck at Heraclea under Galerius, AD 305–AD 306, catalogued as RIC VI Heraclea 24b. Obverse: Head of Galerius, 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 MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: 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 Heraclea 26b, RIC VI Cyzicus 27a, RIC VI Heraclea 24a, RIC VI Heraclea 25, RIC VI Serdica 12a.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Galerius was Roman emperor from 305 to 311, having previously served as Caesar under Diocletian before being elevated to Augustus upon Diocletian's abdication in 305. During his reign within the Tetrarchy, Galerius governed eastern territories of the Roman Empire and oversaw extensive regional coin production. This bronze piece was struck between AD 305 and AD 306 at Heraclea, also known as Perinthus, an ancient city situated on the Propontis in Thrace.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Manufacture
- Struck
- Denomination
- AE1
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Heraclea
- Issuing authority
- Galerius
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Galerius, 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 MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend
- 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.her.24b
- Catalogue reference
- RIC VI Heraclea 24b
- Type corpus identifier
- ric.6.her.24b
- 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
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
Varieties
RIC VI Heraclea 26b
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
RIC VI Cyzicus 27a
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
RIC VI Heraclea 24a
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
RIC VI Heraclea 25
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
RIC VI Serdica 12a
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