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RIC V Diocletian 40

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RIC V Diocletian 40, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Lugdunum, 287–288 AD. Obverse: bust of diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of diocletian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, or bust of diocletian, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, right or left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand, or bust of diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand. Reverse: jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle. Weight about 3.7 g.
obverse RIC V Diocletian 40
obverse: Bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, right or left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand
reverse RIC V Diocletian 40
reverse: Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle
mint Lugdunum weight 3.70g (1)
ruler Maximian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Antoninianus axis ↕ (0)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, right or left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre in right hand, or bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding spear in right hand

IMP C DIOCLETIANVS AVG
reverse

Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle

IOVI CONSER AVGG
specimens (1)
BnF (National Library of France) 3.70g

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RIC V Diocletian 40 (ric.5.dio.40), 287–288 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-40/ (accessed: 2026-09-03). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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