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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Tetrarchy| > |Diocletian| > RA85655
Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D.
|Diocletian|, |Diocletian,| |20| |November| |284| |-| |1| |May| |305| |A.D.|, In 291, Diocletian signed peace treaties with the kingdoms of Aksum and Nubia.
RA85655. Billon antoninianus, Bastien Lyon p. 172, 322 (9 spec.); Hunter IV 34; RIC V-2 28; Cohen VI 151; SRCV IV 12655 var. (eagle tipped scepter vice globe), Choice gVF, well centered and struck, attractive portrait, edge crack, earthen deposits, some light very corrosion, 1st officina, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, weight 3.679g, maximum diameter 22.5mm, die axis 45o, emission 7, spring 290 - 291 A.D.; obverse IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle, globe in right hand; reverse IOVI AVGG, Jupiter standing left, victory on globe in right hand, leaning on long scepter in left hand, eagle at feet left, A in exergue; this type of consular bust is rare for Diocletian; very rare; SOLD










REFERENCES

Bastien, P., J-B. Giard, et al. Le monnayage de l'atelier de Lyon. (Wetteren, 1972 - 2003).
Compas, D., N. Parisot, M. Prieur & L Schmitt. Lyon Monnaies Romaines Collection Daniel Compas. cgb.fr. (2006).

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