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 10.3 g, diameter 25.9 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 10.34g (6) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀25.9 (3) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 12↕ (6) |
| 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 (6)
British Museum
10.32g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.59g
11↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
11.10g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
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: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA