RIC VI Serdica 10a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 305–AD 306

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Serdica (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Serdica under Galerius, AD 305–AD 306, catalogued as RIC VI Serdica 10a. Obverse: Half-length bust of Diocletian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, holding branch in right hand and mappa in left hand. Reverse: Providentia, draped, standing right, extending right hand to Quies; Quies, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand 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: Serdica
Issuing authority: Galerius

Design

Obverse type: Half-length bust of Diocletian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, holding branch in right hand and mappa in left hand
Reverse type: Providentia, draped, standing right, extending right hand to Quies; Quies, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand
Obverse legend: D N DIOCLETIANO F S AVG
Reverse legend: PROVID • DEORVM QVIES AVGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.serd.10a
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Serdica 10a
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.serd.10a

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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