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RIC V Diocletian 459

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RIC V Diocletian 459, Antoninianus, Silver, struck at Lugdunum, 289–289 AD. Obverse: bust of maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of maximian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, sometimes holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, sometimes empty-handed, or bust of maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, left, holding spear and shield. Reverse: hercules, standing right, strangling lion; behind, club. Weight about 3.8 g.
obverse RIC V Diocletian 459
obverse: Bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of Maximian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, sometimes holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, sometimes empty-handed, or bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, left, holding spear and shield
reverse RIC V Diocletian 459
reverse: Hercules, standing right, strangling lion; behind, club
mint Lugdunum weight 3.76g (3)
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 Maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right, or bust of Maximian, radiate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, sometimes holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand, sometimes empty-handed, or bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, left, holding spear and shield

IMP C MAXIMIANVS AVG
reverse

Hercules, standing right, strangling lion; behind, club

VIRTVTI AVGG
specimens (3)
BnF (National Library of France) 3.64g
BnF (National Library of France) 4.03g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.62g

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RIC V Diocletian 459 (ric.5.dio.459), 289–289 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-459/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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