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Diocletian Athena Coin Type: Potin tetradrachm of Diocletian, 284-305 CE
Mint and Date: Alexandria, 287-288 CE.
Size and Weight: 17mm, 7.2g
Obverse: Laureate Bust right, wearing paludamentum and cuirass.
(A K ΓOY) A Λ ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CEB
Reverse: Athena standing left wearing helmet and chiton with diplois; in right hand in front, holds little Nike right bearing wreath and palm; and places left hand on shield which rests on ground.
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Provenance: WCNC (Vcoins), May 2005
Ref: Curtis-Milne 1963, BMC 2484
BW Ref: 003 028 030
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