RIC VI Nicomedia 2

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 294

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Nicomedia (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Nicomedia under Diocletian, AD 294, catalogued as RIC VI Nicomedia 2. Obverse: Head of Maximian, laureate, right. Reverse: Hercules, standing left, holding apples and lion's skin in right hand and leaning on club with left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Nicomedia
Issuing authority: Diocletian

Design

Obverse type: Head of Maximian, laureate, right
Reverse type: Hercules, standing left, holding apples and lion's skin in right hand and leaning on club with left hand
Obverse legend: MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: HERCVLI - VICTORI

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.nic.2
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Nicomedia 2
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.nic.2

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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