RIC VI Nicomedia 31

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 305–AD 306

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Nicomedia (ancient mint)

Gold multiple in gold struck at Nicomedia under Galerius, AD 305–AD 306, catalogued as RIC VI Nicomedia 31. Obverse: Bust of Maximinus Daia, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, seen from behind. Reverse: Jupiter, chlamys hanging behind, standing front, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet to left, eagle. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Gold multiple

Technical characteristics

Mint: Nicomedia
Issuing authority: Galerius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Maximinus Daia, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, seen from behind
Reverse type: Jupiter, chlamys hanging behind, standing front, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet to left, eagle
Obverse legend: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend: IOVI CO-N-S CAES

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.nic.31
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Nicomedia 31
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.nic.31

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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