RIC VI Thessalonica 40a, AE2, Bronze, struck at Thessalonica, 310–311 AD. Obverse: head of galerius, laureate, right. Reverse: genius, wearing modius, sometimes radiate, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 6.2 g, diameter 23.9 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 6.24g (2) |
| ruler | Galerius | diameter | ⌀23.9 (1) |
| denomination | AE2 | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Galerius, laureate, right
GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG or GAL • MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
reverse
Genius, wearing modius, sometimes radiate, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand
GENIO A-VGVSTI
specimens (2)
British Museum
5.62g
British Museum (RIC VI)
Cite this coin
RIC VI Thessalonica 40a (ric.6.thes.40a), 310–311 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vi-thessalonica-40a/ (accessed: 2026-08-25). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA