RIC VI Alexandria 101a, AE2, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 308–310 AD. Obverse: head of galerius, laureate, right; ties divergent, with pointed truncation. Reverse: genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand; liquid sometimes flowing from patera. Weight about 6.5 g, diameter 24.2 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 6.54g (13) |
| ruler | Maximinus Daia | diameter | ⌀24.2 (8) |
| denomination | AE2 | axis | 9↕ (11) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Galerius, laureate, right; ties divergent, with pointed truncation
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
reverse
Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand; liquid sometimes flowing from patera
GENIO CA-ESARIS
specimens (7)
British Museum
6.10g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Harvard Art Museums
5.40g
6↕
Harvard Art Museums
6.87g
6↕
Harvard Art Museums
6.65g
6↕
British Museum
6.26g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 101a (ric.6.alex.101a), 308–310 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-101a/ (accessed: 2026-09-04). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA