RIC VI Alexandria 26b, AE1, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 297–298 AD. Obverse: head of maximian, 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 9.8 g, diameter 26.3 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 9.84g (17) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀26.3 (14) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 11↕ (17) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Maximian, laureate, right; ties divergent
IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS 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 (17)
American Numismatic Society
8.21g
⌀25.5
12↕
American Numismatic Society
9.37g
⌀26.5
11↕
American Numismatic Society
9.89g
⌀26.0
12↕
American Numismatic Society
9.59g
⌀27.0
12↕
American Numismatic Society
9.10g
⌀26.0
11↕
American Numismatic Society
9.90g
⌀28.0
12↕
American Numismatic Society
9.14g
⌀27.5
12↕
American Numismatic Society
10.91g
⌀24.5
12↕
American Numismatic Society
10.61g
⌀26.0
12↕
British Museum
10.32g
12↕
American Numismatic Society
9.03g
⌀25.5
11↕
American Numismatic Society
9.43g
⌀27.5
6↕
British Museum
10.59g
11↕
British Museum
11.10g
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 26b (ric.6.alex.26b), 297–298 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-26b/ (accessed: 2026-11-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA