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RIC V Diocletian 1

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RIC V Diocletian 1, Aureus, Gold, struck at Lugdunum, 284–294 AD. Obverse: bust of diocletian, laureate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 4.8 g, diameter 20.3 mm.
mint Lugdunum weight 4.81g (1)
ruler Maximian diameter ⌀20.3 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Diocletian, laureate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand

IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
reverse

Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand

IOVI CONSERVATORI
specimens (1)
KENOM 4.81g ⌀20.3 12↕

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RIC V Diocletian 1 (ric.5.dio.1), 284–294 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-1/ (accessed: 2026-08-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA