RIC VI Thessalonica 23a, AE1, Bronze, struck at Thessalonica, 302–303 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 9.4 g, diameter 29.4 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 9.37g (5) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀29.4 (2) |
| denomination | AE1 | axis | 12↕ (3) |
| 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-LI ROMANI or GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI
specimens (5)
British Museum
8.05g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Harvard Art Museums
9.38g
12↕
British Museum
9.31g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Thessalonica 23a (ric.6.thes.23a), 302–303 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-thessalonica-23a/ (accessed: 2026-08-23). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA