RIC V Diocletian 166, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 292–292 AD. Obverse: bust of diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: jupiter, nude, standing front, head right, holding sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in left hand; at foot, eagle holding wreath in its beak. Weight about 3.7 g, diameter 22.7 mm.
obverse
Bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG
reverse
Jupiter, nude, standing front, head right, holding sceptre in right hand and thunderbolt in left hand; at foot, eagle holding wreath in its beak
IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG
specimens (20)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
3.59g
⌀23.0
KENOM
3.86g
⌀22.4
11↕
KENOM
2.91g
⌀22.5
12↕
KENOM
3.87g
⌀22.5
1↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
4.02g
⌀22.0
Cite this coin
RIC V Diocletian 166 (ric.5.dio.166), 292–292 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-166/ (accessed: 2026-10-29). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA