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RIC V Diocletian 492

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RIC V Diocletian 492, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 284–294 AD. Obverse: bust of maximian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of maximian, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 5.3 g.
obverse RIC V Diocletian 492
reverse RIC V Diocletian 492
mint Rome weight 5.32g (2)
ruler Maximian diameter (0)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Maximian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, or bust of Maximian, laureate, 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 (3)
British Museum 5.45g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)
BnF (National Library of France) 5.19g

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RIC V Diocletian 492 (ric.5.dio.492), 284–294 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-492/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA