RIC VI Thessalonica 6

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 298–AD 299

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Thessalonica (ancient mint)

Uncertain value in silver struck at Thessalonica under Diocletian, AD 298–AD 299, catalogued as RIC VI Thessalonica 6. Obverse: Head of Diocletian, laureate, right. Reverse: Four-turreted gateway, open, doors thrown back; above arch, star. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Uncertain value

Technical characteristics

Mint
Thessalonica
Issuing authority
Diocletian

Design

Obverse type
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
Reverse type
Four-turreted gateway, open, doors thrown back; above arch, star
Obverse legend
DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
VIRTV-S MI-LITVM

Identification

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

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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