RIC VI Carthage 1, Aureus, Gold, struck at Carthage, 296–305 AD. Obverse: head of diocletian, laureate, right. Reverse: africa, wearing elephant-skin head-dress, draped, standing front, head left, holding standard in right hand and tusk in left hand; to left, lion with captured bull. Weight about 4.7 g.
obverse
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
reverse
Africa, wearing elephant-skin head-dress, draped, standing front, head left, holding standard in right hand and tusk in left hand; to left, lion with captured bull
FELIX A-D-VENT AVGG NN
specimens (2)
British Museum
4.65g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)