RIC VI Alexandria 27b, AE1, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 297–298 AD. Obverse: head of galerius, 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 10.0 g, diameter 26.7 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 9.99g (11) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀26.7 (8) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 12↕ (10) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Galerius, laureate, right; ties divergent
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
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
8.69g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
KENOM
10.26g
⌀26.4
12↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
10.98g
⌀26.5
British Museum
8.92g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.00g
11↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 27b (ric.6.alex.27b), 297–298 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-27b/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA