RIC VI Alexandria 18a, AE1, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 295–296 AD. Obverse: head of diocletian, laureate, right. 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; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in its beak. Weight about 10.3 g.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 10.33g (3) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 12↕ (3) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS 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; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in its beak
GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI or GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI
specimens (6)
British Museum
9.67g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.77g
11↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.55g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 18a (ric.6.alex.18a), 295–296 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-18a/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA