RIC VI Thessalonica 21a, AE1, Bronze, struck at Thessalonica, 300–301 AD. Obverse: head of diocletian, 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 9.5 g, diameter 27.9 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 9.47g (11) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀27.9 (8) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 6↕ (8) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
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-L-I ROMANI
specimens (7)
KENOM
9.99g
5↕
British Museum
9.50g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
10.50g
⌀28.2
Portable Antiquities Scheme
6.41g
⌀26.9
6↕
British Museum
8.70g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Thessalonica 21a (ric.6.thes.21a), 300–301 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-thessalonica-21a/ (accessed: 2026-09-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA