RIC VI Alexandria 78, AE2, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 308–308 AD. Obverse: head of maximinus daia, 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 6.8 g, diameter 24.7 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 6.81g (19) |
| ruler | Maximinus Daia | diameter | ⌀24.7 (7) |
| denomination | AE2 | axis | 7↕ (8) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right
GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES
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 CA-ESARIS
specimens (23)
British Museum
7.39g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.26g
British Museum
6.13g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Harvard Art Museums
6.59g
6↕
British Museum
8.27g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.57g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
7.08g
British Museum
7.09g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.43g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
7.50g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.28g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.56g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 78 (ric.6.alex.78), 308–308 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-78/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA