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RIC V Diocletian 284

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RIC V Diocletian 284, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Heraclea, 291–292 AD. Obverse: bust of diocletian, radiate, draped, right, or bust of diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: diocletian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding parazonium in right hand and receiving victory from jupiter; jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 21.0 mm.
obverse RIC V Diocletian 284
reverse RIC V Diocletian 284
mint Heraclea weight 3.33g (5)
ruler Diocletian diameter ⌀21.0 (3)
denomination Antoninianus axis 8↕ (4)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
reverse

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

CONCORDIA MILITVM
specimens (6)
KENOM 2.19g ⌀21.3 11↕
KENOM 3.13g ⌀21.7 7↕
BnF (National Library of France) 3.99g
KENOM — Konstanz 2.98g ⌀20.0 1↕
British Museum 4.38g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Diocletian 284 (ric.5.dio.284), 291–292 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-284/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA