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RIC V Diocletian 605

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RIC V Diocletian 605, Aureus, Gold, struck at Cyzicus, 284–294 AD. Obverse: bust of maximian, laureate, draped, right, or bust of maximian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock. Weight about 5.2 g.
obverse RIC V Diocletian 605
obverse: Bust of Maximian, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Maximian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC V Diocletian 605
reverse: Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock
mint Cyzicus weight 5.17g (1)
ruler Diocletian 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, laureate, draped, right, or bust of Maximian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS AVG
reverse

Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock

VIRTVTI HERCVLIS or VIRTVTI ERCVLIS
specimens (2)
British Museum 5.17g 6↕
British Museum (RIC V)

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RIC V Diocletian 605 (ric.5.dio.605), 284–294 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-v-diocletian-605/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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