RIC V Diocletian 26, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Lugdunum, 290–291 AD. Obverse: bust of diocletian, radiate, draped, right, or bust of diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of diocletian, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand, or bust of diocletian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, right, or bust of diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: jupiter, standing left, holding victory on globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle. Weight about 4.2 g.
obverse
Bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
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reverse
Jupiter, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle
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specimens (3)
British Museum
5.21g
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British Museum (RIC V)
BnF (National Library of France)
3.19g
Cite this coin
RIC V Diocletian 26 (ric.5.dio.26), 290–291 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-26/ (accessed: 2026-09-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA