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RIC V 288 - Diocletian – 12 viewsDIOCLETIAN. 284-305 AD. AV aureus (5.41 gm).Cyzicus mint. Struck 290-292 AD. DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, Laureate head r. / COS IIII, Emperor riding r. with right hand raised. Calico 4446; Coh. 55; RIC V 288. Photo courtesy Kunker
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RIC V 295 - Diocletian – 11 viewsDIOCLETIAN. 284– 305 AD. AV Aureus (4.80 gm). Cyzicus mint, struck 284-286. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. / IOV C–ONS–ERVATORI, Jupiter naked but for cloak over shoulders, standing l. and holding Victory on globe and sceptre. C 248. RIC V 295. Depyrot 2/2. Lukanc p. 216, 10. Calicó 4482. Photo courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica
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RIC V 610 - Maximianus – 29 viewsMAXIMIANUS. 286-305 AD. AV Aureus (21mm, 5.46 gm). Cyzicus mint. MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS, Laureate head right / CONSVL III P P PROCOS, Maximianus seated l., holding Victory on globe and sceptre. Calicó 4624 (this coin). C 79. Depeyrot Cyzicus 11/7. RIC V 610 (listed under Antioch but should be Cyzicus). Photo courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica
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RIC V 610 - Maximianus – 28 viewsMAXIMIANUS. 286-305 AD. AV Aureus (6.07 gm). Cyzicus mint. MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS, Laureate head right / CONSVL III P P PROCOS, Maximianus seated l., holding Victory on globe and sceptre. Calicó 4624 (this coin). C 79. Depeyrot Cyzicus 11/7. RIC V 610 (listed under Antioch but should be Cyzicus). Photo courtesy UBS Gold & Numismatics
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RIC V 615 - Maximianus – 38 viewsMAXIMIANUS. 286-305 AD. AV Aureus (5.29 gm). Cyzicus mint. MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS, Laureate head right / CONCORDI-AE AVGG NN, The two emperors seated l., each holding globe, crowned by Victory. RIC V pt. 2, 615 (listed under Antioch but should be Cyzicus); Cohen 47. Photo courtesy Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger
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RIC V 600 - Maximianus – 11 viewsMAXIMIANUS. 285-305 AD. AV Aureus (4.84 gm). Cyzicus mint. Struck 290-293 AD. MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS, Laureate head right / PMTR PPP, Emperor stg. l. with spear between four standards. Calico 4717; RIC V 600. Photo courtesy Kunker
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Unlisted in RIC - Galerius – 11 viewsGALERIUS, as Caesar. 293 -305 AD. AV Aureus (5.49 gm). Cyzicus mint. Struck c. 293 AD. MAXIMIAN–VS NOB C, Laureate head r. / IOVI PROP–V–GNATORI, Jupiter smiting a fallen barbarian with a thuderbolt. C –. RIC –. Depeyrot 3/6 (Siscia). Calicó 4929b (these dies). Photo courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica
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RIC VI 3 - Maximianus – 10 viewsMAXIMIANUS, 285-310 AD. AV Aureus (5.52 gm). Cyzicus mint. Struck 294-295 AD. MAXIMIA-NVS AVG, Laureate head r. / VI-RT-VS AVGG NN, Emperor on horseback with lance and shield, two fallen enemies and shield. RIC VI 3, C. 613, Calicó 4743. Photo courtesy H. D. Rauch
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RIC VI 12a - Diocletian – 79 viewsDIOCLETIAN. 284-305. Æ nummus (29 mm, 9.99 gm). Cyzicus mint, 3rd officina, c.297-299 AD. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, holding patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left; KG. RIC 12a. Photo courtesy J. Lavender
Enlargements: Obverse Reverse
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RIC VI 678 (Trier) - Maximianus – 82 viewsMAXIMIANUS. 285-310 AD. Æ nummus (9.74 gm). Abdication issue. Cyzicus mint. Struck 305-307 AD. D N MAXIMIANO FELISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate bust right in imperial mantle, holding olive branch and mappa / PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing right, extending right hand to Quies standing left, holding branch and leaning on sceptre; S F/KΔ/PTR. RIC VI 678 (Trier). Struck at the eastern mint of Cyzicus, but copying the mintmark of Trier.
This is perhaps one of the most unusual issues in the entire nummus series. It is nearly always attributed to Trier (Treveri), but a comparison of portrait styles and an examination of nummus hoards reveals that it was not struck in Trier but in Cyzicus. Two officinas struck this issue, D and z, and the KD in the field between the two figures is actually the mintmark, not the PTR. A look at the coins of Cyzicus (RIC 22-23) shows that the same two officina struck this issue without the PTR also. The appearance of Greek letters on an issue from Trier would be highly unusual. The Senior Augustus issues of Diocletian and Maximianus were struck at every mint then in operation. Apparently, the first coins of these types were prepared at (or for) Trier, and examples were sent to the various other mints to copy. At Cyzicus, the die engravers copied everything, including the Trier mintmark - and put their own mintmark in the field. Someone soon realized the mistake and new dies were prepared with the Cycicus mintmark only - and in its proper location. Photo and description courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 34 - Maximinus II – 74 viewsMAXIMINUS II, as Caesar. 305-308 AD. Æ nummus (8.22 gm). Cyzicus mint, 3rd officina. Struck 308 AD. GAL VAL MAXIMINUS NOB CAES, Laureate head right / GENIO CA-ESARIS, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC VI 34. Photo courtesy HJB
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RIC VI 34 - Maximinus II – 63 viewsMAXIMINUS II, as Caesar. Æ nummus (26mm, 6.59 gm) Cyzicus mint, 3rd officina. Struck 308 AD. GAL VAL MAXIMINUS NOB CAES, Laureate head right / GENIO CA-ESARIS, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; MKΓ. RIC VI 34. Photo courtesy B. Murphy
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RIC VI 42 - Galerius – 87 viewsGALERIUS. Æ nummus (6.53 gm). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Struck circa 308-9 AD. GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / GENIO A-VGVSTI, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; A- //MKV. RIC VI 42. Photo courtesy HJB
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RIC VI 59 - Galerius – 62 viewsGALERIUS. Æ nummus (24mm, 5.69 gm). Cyzicus mint, 2nd officina. Struck circa 309-310 AD. GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VIRTVTI E-X-ERCITVS, Mars advancing right, holding spear, trophy, and shield; B-*/MKV. RIC VI 59. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 59 - Galerius – 66 viewsGALERIUS. Æ nummus (27mm, 8.0 gm). Cyzicus mint, 2nd officina. Struck circa 309-310 AD. GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / VIRTVTI E-XE-RCITVS, Mars advancing right, holding spear, trophy, and shield; B-*/MKV. RIC VI 59.
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RIC VI 84a - Maximinus II – 75 viewsMAXIMINUS II. 310-313. Æ nummus (22mm, 5.20 gm). Cyzicus mint, 2nd officina. Struck 311-312 AD. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right / GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius standing left, modius on head, chlamys on left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, an eagle at the lower left, Β in right field, MKV in exergue. RIC VI 84a.
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RIC VI 84b - Constantine I – 69 viewsCONSTANTINE I. 307-337 AD. Æ nummus (20mm, 4.55 gm). Cyzicus mint, 3rd officina. Struck 311-312 AD. IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate head right / GENIO A-VGVSTI, Genius standing left, modius on head, chlamys on left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, an eagle at the lower left, Γ in right field, MKV in exergue; RIC VI 84b.
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RIC VI 89a - Maximinus II – 86 viewsMAXIMINUS II. 310-313. Æ nummus (20mm, 5.07 gm). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Struck 311-312 AD. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right / HERCVLI VICTORI, Hercules stg. r., r. behind back, l. leaning on club covered by lion's skin; A-//MKV. RIC VI 89a.
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RIC VI 90 - Licinius I – 67 viewsLICINIUS I. Æ nummus (20mm, 6.04 gm). Cyzicus mint, 5th officina. Struck 311-312 AD. VAL LICINNIANVS LICINNIVS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, chlamys hanging behind, holding victriola on globe in right hand, leaning on sceptre in left; E-//MKV. RIC VI 90.
Note: Officina unattested in RIC.
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RIC VI 91a - Maximinus II – 69 viewsMAXIMINUS II. 310-313. Æ nummus (20mm, 4.96 gm). Cyzicus mint, 1st officina. Struck 311-312 AD. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, chlamys hanging behind, holding victriola on globe in right hand, leaning on sceptre in left; A-//MKV. RIC VI 91a.
Note: RIC description of this type is in error; see Not in RIC - Corrigenda
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RIC VI 92a (unlisted) - Licinius I – 71 viewsLICINIUS I. Æ nummus (20mm, 5.47 gm, 7h). Cyzicus mint, 4th officina. Struck 311-312 AD. VAL LICINNIANVS LICINNIVS P F AVG, laureate head right / SOLE IN-VICTO, Sol standing left, raising hand, holding the head of Serapis; Δ//MKV. RIC VI 92a. Photo courtesy CNG
Note: Not attested in RIC for Licinius.
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RIC VI 102 / VII 2 - Licinius I – 80 viewsLICINIUS I. Æ nummus (20mm, 3.97). Cyzicus mint, 5th officina. Struck 313-315 AD. IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right / GENIO AV-GVSTI CMH, Genius standing left, modius on head, chlamys on left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, E in right field, SMK in exergue; RIC VI 102, RIC VII 2.
RIC VI likely errs in assigning this issue to Maximinus 312-313. Since it only exists for Licinius and Constantine, it was probably issued by Licinius following the defeat and death of Maximinus in 313.
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