RIC VI Carthage 23a, AE1, Bronze, struck at Carthage, 297–298 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 9.2 g, diameter 28.0 mm.
obverse
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
IMP 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 ADV-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX A-D-VENT AVGG NN or FELIX A-DV-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX AD-V-ENT AVGG NN or FELIX AD-VE-NT AVGG NN
specimens (4)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
8.50g
5↕
KENOM
8.65g
⌀28.0
6↕
British Museum
10.35g
British Museum (RIC VI)