RIC VI Antioch 56a, AE1, Bronze, struck at Antioch, Syria, 302–303 AD. Obverse: head of diocletian, laureate, right. 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 10.3 g, diameter 27.2 mm.
| mint | Antioch, Syria | weight | 10.29g (13) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀27.2 (6) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 8↕ (6) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
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-LI ROMANI
specimens (14)
British Museum
8.44g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
11.15g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
9.86g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
11.47g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.96g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.50g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.20g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Antioch 56a (ric.6.anch.56a), 302–303 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-antioch-56a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA