RIC V Diocletian 27, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Lugdunum, 291–292 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, sometimes holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand, or bust of diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, left, sometimes 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 3.8 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, sometimes holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, left, sometimes holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P AVG
reverse
Jupiter, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle
IOVI AVGG
specimens (10)
BnF (National Library of France)
4.25g
BnF (National Library of France)
4.67g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.27g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.89g
BnF (National Library of France)
4.16g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.57g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.15g
BnF (National Library of France)
2.98g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.92g
BnF (National Library of France)
4.41g
Cite this coin
RIC V Diocletian 27 (ric.5.dio.27), 291–292 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-27/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA