RIC V Diocletian 140, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 284–294 AD. Obverse: half-length bust of diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, 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 5.7 g.
obverse
Half-length bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
VIRTVS DIOCLETIANI AVG
reverse
Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand
IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG
specimens (1)
BnF (National Library of France)
5.71g
Cite this coin
RIC V Diocletian 140 (ric.5.dio.140), 284–294 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-140/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA