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Antoninianus - Diocletianus HERCVLI INVICTO AVGG; Hercules

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (284-305)
Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 289-293
Value Antoninianus (1)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Silver
Weight 4.5 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
305594
References RIC V.2# 22C
Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1933. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.2. Marcus Aurelius Probus – Maximian (AD 276–310). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.5.dio.22
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG

Translation:
Imperator, Caesar Diocletianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Diocletian, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Hercules, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and club with lion's skin in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HERCVLI INVICTO AVGG
S/-//-

Translation:
Herculi Invicto Duorum Augustorum.
To the undefeated Hercules of the two emperors (Augusti).

Mint

Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)

Comments

Mass varies: 3.82–5.36 g;

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (289-293)  "S" in left field;

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