RIC VI Thessalonica 20b, AE1, Bronze, struck at Thessalonica, 298–299 AD. Obverse: head of galerius, 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 9.7 g, diameter 27.4 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 9.66g (5) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀27.4 (2) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 6↕ (3) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Galerius, laureate, right
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
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 or GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI
specimens (5)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
8.97g
7↕
British Museum
9.60g
British Museum (RIC VI)
British Museum
10.65g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Thessalonica 20b (ric.6.thes.20b), 298–299 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-thessalonica-20b/ (accessed: 2026-09-06). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA