RIC VI Alexandria 87b, Fraction, Bronze, struck at Alexandria, 308–308 AD. Obverse: bust of maximian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, raising right hand. Reverse: providentia, draped, standing right, extending right hand to quies; quies, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 23.7 mm.
| mint | Alexandria | weight | 3.20g (4) |
| ruler | Maximinus Daia | diameter | ⌀23.7 (1) |
| denomination | Fraction | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL |
obverse
Bust of Maximian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, right, raising right hand
D N MAXIMIANO FELICISSIM
reverse
Providentia, draped, standing right, extending right hand to Quies; Quies, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand
PROVIDENTIA DEORVM
specimens (6)
British Museum
3.27g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
2.95g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
3.56g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Alexandria 87b (ric.6.alex.87b), 308–308 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-alexandria-87b/ (accessed: 2026-10-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA