RIC VI Alexandria 21b, AE1, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 295–296 AD. Obverse: head of galerius, 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 10.0 g, diameter 26.3 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 9.96g (5) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀26.3 (1) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 12↕ (5) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Galerius, laureate, right
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
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 (9)
British Museum
11.07g
12↕
KENOM
10.84g
⌀26.3
12↕
British Museum
9.34g
12↕
British Museum
8.77g
12↕
British Museum
9.80g
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 21b (ric.6.alex.21b), 295–296 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-21b/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA