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RIC V Diocletian 458

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RIC V Diocletian 458, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Lugdunum, 289–289 AD. Obverse: bust of maximian, radiate, draped, right, or bust of maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of maximian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, right or left, sometimes holding spear and shield, or bust of maximian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding club and lion's skin. Reverse: hercules, standing right, strangling lion; behind, club. Weight about 3.9 g, diameter 22.7 mm.
obverse RIC V Diocletian 458
obverse: Bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of Maximian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, right or left, sometimes holding spear and shield, or bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding club and lion's skin
reverse RIC V Diocletian 458
reverse: Hercules, standing right, strangling lion; behind, club
mint Lugdunum weight 3.91g (10)
ruler Maximian diameter ⌀22.7 (1)
denomination Antoninianus axis 5↕ (1)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of Maximian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, right or left, sometimes holding spear and shield, or bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, left, holding club and lion's skin

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P AVG
reverse

Hercules, standing right, strangling lion; behind, club

VIRTVTI AVGG
specimens (10)
KENOM 4.06g ⌀22.7 5↕
BnF (National Library of France) 4.25g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.89g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.77g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.36g
BnF (National Library of France) 4.10g
BnF (National Library of France) 5.01g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.69g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.32g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.64g

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RIC V Diocletian 458 (ric.5.dio.458), 289–289 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-458/ (accessed: 2026-09-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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