RIC VI Thessalonica 21b, AE1, Bronze, struck at Thessalonica, 300–301 AD. Obverse: head of maximian, 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 10.2 g, diameter 27.7 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 10.21g (5) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀27.7 (3) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 8↕ (4) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Maximian, laureate, right
IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG or IMP C • MA • MAXIMIANVS 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 (3)
British Museum
10.56g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
10.71g
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC VI Thessalonica 21b (ric.6.thes.21b), 300–301 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-thessalonica-21b/ (accessed: 2026-09-04). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA