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RIC VI Nicomedia 5a

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RIC VI Nicomedia 5a, Aureus, Gold, struck at Nicomedia, 294–294 AD. Obverse: head of diocletian, laureate, right. Reverse: jupiter, chlamys hanging behind, standing left (or standing front, head left), holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand. Weight about 5.3 g.
obverse RIC VI Nicomedia 5a
obverse: Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
reverse RIC VI Nicomedia 5a
reverse: Jupiter, chlamys hanging behind, standing left (or standing front, head left), holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand
mint Nicomedia weight 5.33g (1)
ruler Diocletian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Diocletian, laureate, right

DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
reverse

Jupiter, chlamys hanging behind, standing left (or standing front, head left), holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand

IOVI CONS-ERVATORI or IOVI CONSE-RVATORI
specimens (2)
British Museum 5.33g 12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)

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RIC VI Nicomedia 5a (ric.6.nic.5a), 294–294 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-nicomedia-5a/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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