RIC VI Thessalonica 3, Aureus, Gold, struck at Thessalonica, 300–303 AD. Obverse: head of diocletian, laureate, right. Reverse: jupiter, chlamys hanging behind, standing front, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet to left, eagle. Weight about 3.9 g, diameter 24.2 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 3.91g (2) |
| ruler | Diocletian | diameter | ⌀24.2 (1) |
| denomination | Aureus | axis | 9↕ (2) |
| material | Gold | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right
DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
reverse
Jupiter, chlamys hanging behind, standing front, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet to left, eagle
IOVI CONS-ERVATORI or IOVI CONSE-RVATORI
specimens (3)
British Museum
5.12g
12↕
British Museum (RIC VI)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.70g
⌀24.2
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC VI Thessalonica 3 (ric.6.thes.3), 300–303 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-thessalonica-3/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA