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RIC V Diocletian 500

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RIC V Diocletian 500, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 284–294 AD. Obverse: half-length bust of maximian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: hercules, standing right, strangling lion; behind, club. Weight about 5.9 g.
obverse RIC V Diocletian 500
obverse: Half-length bust of Maximian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
reverse RIC V Diocletian 500
reverse: Hercules, standing right, strangling lion; behind, club
mint Rome weight 5.90g (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

Half-length bust of Maximian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand

VIRTVS MAXIMIANI AVG
reverse

Hercules, standing right, strangling lion; behind, club

VIRTVS AVGG
specimens (3)
British Museum 5.89g 12↕
British Museum (RIC V)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 5.90g

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RIC V Diocletian 500 (ric.5.dio.500), 284–294 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-500/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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