RIC VI Alexandria 18b, AE1, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 295–296 AD. Obverse: head of maximian, 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 10.1 g, diameter 25.4 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 10.09g (4) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀25.4 (1) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 12↕ (4) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Maximian, laureate, right
IMP C M A 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; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in its beak
GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI or GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI
specimens (7)
KENOM
10.47g
⌀25.4
11↕
British Museum
10.07g
11↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
9.45g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.36g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 18b (ric.6.alex.18b), 295–296 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-18b/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA