RIC VI Nicomedia 34

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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 34. Obverse: Head of Severus II, laureate, right. Reverse: Mars, helmeted, standing front, head left, resting right hand on shield and leaning on sceptre 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: Galerius

Design

Obverse type: Head of Severus II, laureate, right
Reverse type: Mars, helmeted, standing front, head left, resting right hand on shield and leaning on sceptre with left hand
Obverse legend: SEVERVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend: MARTI PA-TRI N_K

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.nic.34
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Nicomedia 34
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.nic.34

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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