RIC VI Nicomedia 28a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 294–AD 295

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Nicomedia (ancient mint)

AE1 in bronze struck at Nicomedia under Diocletian, AD 294–AD 295, catalogued as RIC VI Nicomedia 28a. 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. 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
Nicomedia
Issuing authority
Diocletian

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
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.nic.28a
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Nicomedia 28a
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.nic.28a

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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