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RIC VI Siscia 160

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 305–AD 306

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Siscia (ancient mint)

AE1 in bronze struck at Siscia under Severus II, AD 305–AD 306, catalogued as RIC VI Siscia 160. Obverse: Bust of Maximian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right 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. Obverse legend: D N MAXIMIANO BAEATISSIMO SEN AVG. Reverse legend: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Maximian served as Roman emperor alongside Diocletian from 286 until 1 May 305, when he abdicated at Diocletian's behest and retired to southern Italy. Following this abdication, Severus II served as a member of the Tetrarchy and was Roman emperor from 306 to 307. This bronze coinage, depicting Maximian, was struck at the ancient mint of Siscia between AD 305 and AD 306 under Severus II.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE1

Technical characteristics

Mint
Siscia
Issuing authority
Severus II

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Maximian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right 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 MAXIMIANO BAEATISSIMO SEN AVG
Reverse legend
PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.sis.160
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Siscia 160
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.sis.160
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Weight
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Catalogue references

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