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RIC V Diocletian 256

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RIC V Diocletian 256, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Siscia, 293–295 AD. Obverse: bust of diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: diocletian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and receiving victory on globe from jupiter; jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 21.5 mm.
mint Siscia weight 3.19g (5)
ruler Maximian diameter ⌀21.5 (4)
denomination Antoninianus axis 4↕ (4)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right

IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG
reverse

Diocletian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter; Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre

CONCORDIA MILITVM
specimens (5)
KENOM 2.83g ⌀21.8 6↕
KENOM 3.18g ⌀21.6 1↕
KENOM 3.14g ⌀20.9 6↕
KENOM 2.64g ⌀21.5 4↕
BnF (National Library of France) 4.17g

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RIC V Diocletian 256 (ric.5.dio.256), 293–295 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-256/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA