RIC VI Alexandria 79, 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 6.5 g, diameter 25.2 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 6.52g (22) |
| ruler | Maximinus Daia | diameter | ⌀25.2 (11) |
| denomination | AE2 | axis | 11↕ (11) |
| 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 (22)
British Museum
6.21g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
5.38g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.15g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
7.04g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
7.02g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.71g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
6.59g
British Museum
6.00g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
5.56g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
5.76g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
7.14g
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 79 (ric.6.alex.79), 308–308 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-79/ (accessed: 2026-10-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA