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Diocletian, 20 November 284 - 1 May 305 A.D.
Jupiter or Jove, Zeus to the Greeks, was the king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder, and of laws and social order. As the patron deity of ancient Rome, he was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad, with his sister and wife Juno. The father of Mars, he is, therefore, the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Emperors frequently made vows to Jupiter for protection. The Roman's believed as the king of the gods, Jupiter favored emperors and kings, those in positions of authority similar to his own.RL94845. Billon antoninianus, cf. RIC V-2 Antioch 325, Cohen VI 280, SRCV IV 12671, Hunter IV 68, aVF, dark patina, earthen deposits, scratches, reverse flaw or damage, Antiochia (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 3.515g, maximum diameter 20.5mm, die axis 0o, 285 A.D.; obverse IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG (to Jupiter the protector of the two emperors), Diocletian on left, standing right, in military garb, parazonium in left hand, with right hand receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, Jupiter on right, standing half left, nude but for paludamentum on shoulders, long scepter in left hand, Victory offering wreath and holding palm, uncertain controls and officina number in center, XXI in exergue; from the Ray Nouri Collection; SOLD
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