RIC VI Alexandria 26a, AE1, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 297–298 AD. Obverse: head of diocletian, laureate, right; ties divergent. Reverse: genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 10.4 g, diameter 27.2 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 10.42g (8) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀27.2 (4) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 12↕ (8) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right; ties divergent
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
reverse
Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand
GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI
specimens (8)
British Museum
10.43g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.34g
11↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.59g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.87g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 26a (ric.6.alex.26a), 297–298 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-26a/ (accessed: 2026-09-18). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA