RIC VI Thessalonica 30a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 308–AD 310

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Thessalonica (ancient mint)

AE2 in bronze struck at Thessalonica under Galerius, AD 308–AD 310, catalogued as RIC VI Thessalonica 30a. Obverse: Head of Galerius, laureate, right. Reverse: Genius, wearing modius, sometimes radiate, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Thessalonica
Issuing authority
Galerius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Galerius, laureate, right
Reverse type
Genius, wearing modius, sometimes radiate, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG or GAL • MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO A-VGVSTI

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.thes.30a
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Thessalonica 30a
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.thes.30a

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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