RIC VI Alexandria 72, AE2, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 308–308 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. Weight about 6.4 g, diameter 24.4 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 6.38g (10) |
| ruler | Maximinus Daia | diameter | ⌀24.4 (4) |
| denomination | AE2 | axis | 12↕ (4) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Galerius, laureate, right
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
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
GENIO IMP-ERATORIS
specimens (13)
KENOM
5.29g
⌀25.2
12↕
British Museum
6.01g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.21g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
7.74g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
5.32g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.70g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.66g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 72 (ric.6.alex.72), 308–308 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-72/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA