RIC V Diocletian 491 | CANOA Skip to content

RIC V Diocletian 491

ric.5.dio.491 · 284–294 AD source mint search banners cite
RIC V Diocletian 491, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 284–294 AD. Obverse: bust of maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 5.6 g.
obverse RIC V Diocletian 491
reverse RIC V Diocletian 491
mint Rome weight 5.62g (1)
ruler Maximian diameter (0)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
reverse

Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand

IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG
specimens (2)
British Museum 5.62g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)

Cite this coin

RIC V Diocletian 491 (ric.5.dio.491), 284–294 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-491/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA