Coins and Antiquities Consignment Shop
  Welcome To Forum Ancient Coins!!! All Items Purchased From Forum Ancient Coins Are Guaranteed Authentic For Eternity!!! Please Call Us If You Have Questions 252-646-1958 or 252-497-2724 Expert Authentication - Accurate Descriptions - Reasonable Prices - Coins From Under $10 To Museum Quality Rarities Welcome To Forum Ancient Coins!!! All Items Purchased From Forum Ancient Coins Are Guaranteed Authentic For Eternity!!! Internet Challenged? We Are Happy To Take Your Order Over The Phone 252-646-1958 Explore Our Website And Find Joy In The History, Numismatics, Art, Mythology, And Geography Of Coins!!!

×Catalog Main Menu
Fine Coins Showcase

Antiquities Showcase
New & Reduced


Show Empty Categories
Shop Search
Shopping Cart
My FORVM
Contact Us
About Forum
Shopping at Forum
Our Guarantee
Payment Options
Shipping Options & Fees
Privacy & Security
Forum Staff
Selling Your Coins
Identifying Your Coin
FAQs
zoom.asp
   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Tetrarchy| > |Diocletian| > RT90632
Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D., Struck For Diocletian by the Usurper Domitius Domitianus
|Diocletian|, |Diocletian,| |20| |November| |284| |-| |1| |May| |305| |A.D.,| |Struck| |For| |Diocletian| |by| |the| |Usurper| |Domitius| |Domitianus|, "This reverse is modeled after the famous statue of the Spirit of the Roman People in the Roman Forum. It is unclear when this statue was last seen as it is now lost. Although the coins celebrate a wide range of spirits (e.g., Rome, Augustus, the Army, etc.), the basic design comes from the same statue...The act of pouring the libation to the emperor illustrates what the Christians were required to do in order not to be persecuted." -- Roman Bronze Coins From Paganism to Christianity 294-364 A.D. by Victor Failmezger
RT90632. Billon follis (large), RIC VI Alexandria 14a, Cohen VI 101, SRCV IV 12799, Hunter V -, aVF/F, green patina, slightly off center, reverse weakly struck, 1st officina, Alexandria mint, weight 9.114g, maximum diameter 27.6mm, die axis 0o, c. 294 A.D.; obverse IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (to the guardian spirit of the Roman People), Genius standing slightly left, head left, nude but for cloak over shoulders, kalathos on head, pouring libation from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, A in right field, ALE in exergue; SOLD











Catalog current as of Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Page created in 1.109 seconds.
All coins are guaranteed for eternity