DIOCLETIAN

Reigned: 284-305 A.D.

GAIUS AVRELIVS VALERIVS DIOCLETIANVS was born in 240 in Dalmatia. He became Augustus after the murder of Numerian in October, 284, and he overcame Carinus at Margum to become sole Augustus in July, 285. In 286 he made Maximian co-Augustus ruling over the west (Diocletian took the east), and in 293 instituted the tetrarchic system, choosing as Caesars Constantius I and Galerius. He began to greatly persecute Christians in 303. He abdicated on May 1, 305 and retired to Dalmatia. He reformed the provincial administration, the coinage, and the army. He died of natural causes in 312 or 313.(Excerpt from MONETA from www.numus.com)

 

AE Antoninianus (21mm 3.52g) Struck 291 A.D.Rome

Obv: IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG Radiate draped and cuirassed bust right

Rev VIRTVS AVGG Hercules standing, head left, holding club and trophy in exergue

RIC Vii184
   

AE Antoninianus (21mm 3.49g) Struck 284-294 A.D. Cyzicus

Obv: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right

Rev:CONCORDIA MILITVM Emperor recieving victory on globe from Jupiter between XXI(dot) in exergue

RIC Vii 306
   

AE Post Reform Radiate (21mm 2.94g) Struck 295-6 A.D. Heraclea

Obv: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right

Rev:CONCORDIA MILITVM Emperor recieving victory on globe from Jupiter HB between

RIC VI 13
   
Provincial Coins  
   
m4750

Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. (18mm 7.81 gm)Year 1 284-285 AD.
Obv:leg, laureate draped bust right

Rev: LA, Elpis standing left, holding flower, and clutching hem of robe.

Milne 4750, Curtis 1980.
   
4033

Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. (19 mm / 7.8g) Year 2=285/6 AD.

Obv:leg, laureate draped bust right.

Rev: L B Dikaiosyne standing left wearing veil over head; holding scales in right hand, and a cornucopiae in left hand.

Emmett 4033, Curtis 1967

   
4082-2

Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. (19.8 mm / 7.78g) Year 3=286/7 AD.

Obv:leg, laureate draped bust right.

Rev.gammaL in right field Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia, right hand on rudder

Emmett 4082, Curtis 2025

   
Emmett 4082

Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. (19 mm / 7.8g) Year 3=286/7 AD.

Obv:leg, laureate draped bust right.

Rev. leg Tyche standing left, hoding cornucopia, right hand on rudder, star in right fielf

Emmett 4082, Curtis 2030

   
4891

Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. (18mm / 6.79g) Year 4=287/8 AD.

Obv:leg, laureate draped bust right.

Rev:legEagle standing left, head right, between two standards, star in left field

Milne 4891
   
Milne 4897

Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. (17.9 mm / 7.58g) Year 5=288/9 AD.

Obv:leg, laureate draped bust right.

Rev:legEusebia standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar from patera, left hand enfolded in robe. In field, L E.

Curtis 1995 Milne 4897 Dattari 5694 Emmett 4052(5)
   
 

 
   

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