RIC VI Thessalonica 2, Aureus, Gold, struck at Thessalonica, 300–303 AD. Obverse: head of maximian, laureate, right. Reverse: hercules, standing right, leaning on club with right hand and holding up three apples and lion's skin in left hand. Weight about 5.5 g, diameter 19.0 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 5.45g (1) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀19.0 (1) |
| denomination | Aureus | axis | 11↕ (1) |
| material | Gold | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Maximian, laureate, right
MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
reverse
Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with right hand and holding up three apples and lion's skin in left hand
HERCVLI - VICTORI
specimens (1)
American Numismatic Society
5.45g
⌀19.0
11↕
Cite this coin
RIC VI Thessalonica 2 (ric.6.thes.2), 300–303 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-thessalonica-2/ (accessed: 2026-11-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA