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RIC V Diocletian 197

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RIC V Diocletian 197, Quinarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 285–285 AD. Obverse: bust of diocletian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand. Reverse: soldier, draped, cuirassed, standing left, leaning on shield with right hand and holding spear in left hand. Weight about 2.1 g.
mint Rome weight 2.09g (1)
ruler Maximian diameter (0)
denomination Quinarius axis (0)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Diocletian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand

IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG
reverse

soldier, draped, cuirassed, standing left, leaning on shield with right hand and holding spear in left hand

VIRTVS AVG
specimens (1)
BnF (National Library of France) 2.09g

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RIC V Diocletian 197 (ric.5.dio.197), 285–285 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-197/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA