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RIC VI Thessalonica 44b

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 311–AD 313

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Aureus in gold struck at Thessalonica under Licinius, AD 311–AD 313, catalogued as RIC VI Thessalonica 44b. Obverse: Head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right. Reverse: Jupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in beak. Obverse legend: MAXIMINVS AVGVSTVS. Reverse legend: IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG or IOVI CONSERV-ATORI AVGG.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC VI Thessalonica 44c, RIC VI Thessalonica 44a.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Maximinus Daza claimed the title of Augustus in 310, sharing and contesting authority in the Roman Empire with Licinius, who reigned from 308 to 324. Although the two emperors engaged in rivalry that ended when Maximinus was routed at the Battle of Tzirallum in 313, this gold aureus was struck between AD 311 and AD 313 under Licinius in the name of Maximinus Augustus. It was produced at Thessalonica, a major city in Macedonia founded in 315 BC by Cassander.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Thessalonica
Issuing authority
Licinius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right
Reverse type
Jupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in beak
Obverse legend
MAXIMINVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse legend
IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG or IOVI CONSERV-ATORI 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.thes.44b
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Thessalonica 44b
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.thes.44b
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

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Thessalonica 44c

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Thessalonica 44a

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

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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