RIC VI Nicomedia 32

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 305–AD 306

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Nicomedia (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Nicomedia under Galerius, AD 305–AD 306, catalogued as RIC VI Nicomedia 32. Obverse: Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right. Reverse: Hercules, standing front, head right, leaning on club with right hand and holding apples and lion's skin in 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
Galerius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right
Reverse type
Hercules, standing front, head right, leaning on club with right hand and holding apples and lion's skin in left hand
Obverse legend
CONSTANTIVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse legend
HERCVLI - VICTORI N_K

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.nic.32
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Nicomedia 32
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.nic.32

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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