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RIC V Diocletian 179

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RIC V Diocletian 179, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Rome, 293–295 AD. Obverse: bust of diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of diocletian, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand. Reverse: two victories, winged, draped, inscribing vot x fel on shield on palm tree. Weight about 3.1 g, diameter 22.9 mm.
mint Rome weight 3.08g (2)
ruler Maximian diameter ⌀22.9 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis 5↕ (1)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand

IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG
reverse

Two Victories, winged, draped, inscribing VOT X FEL on shield on palm tree

PRIMIS X MVLTIS XX
specimens (2)
KENOM 3.15g ⌀22.9 5↕
BnF (National Library of France) 3.00g

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RIC V Diocletian 179 (ric.5.dio.179), 293–295 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-179/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA