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Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D.
Juno was the chief female divinity in the Roman pantheon. She was the wife of Jupiter and a member of the Capitoline Triad. She had many different aspects, such as Juno Regina, Juno Sospita, and Juno Lucina, but here she is depicted as Juno Moneta, holding the scales symbolic of equity and a cornucopia indicating plenty. This surname was given to Juno because she counseled the Romans to undertake only just wars in which case she promised that they would never be in want of money. The first mint in Rome was within the temple of Juno Moneta.RT91557. Billon follis (large), RIC VI Treveri 548a (S), Cohen VI 344 var. (...P F AVG), SRCV IV 12809 var. (same, bust), Hunter V -, VF, excellent portrait for the period, full border centering, brown tone, flow lines, light marks, scattered light porosity, minor encrustations, 1st officina, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, weight 10.280g, maximum diameter 28.8mm, die axis 180o, 302 - 303 A.D.; obverse IMP DIOCLETIANVS P AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse MONETA S AVGG ET CAESS NN, Moneta standing slightly left, head left, scales in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, S - F across field, ITR in exergue; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection, ex Numismatique Archeologie, M. Platt (Paris); scarce; SOLD
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