Aureus - Diocletianus IOVI FVLGERATORI; Jupiter
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman 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 | 284-294 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 5.4 g |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 305822 |
| References | RIC V.2# 144E 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.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Diocletian, laureate, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Translation:
Imperator, Caesar, Caius Valerius Diocletianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Gaius Valerius Diocletian, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Jupiter, running right, holding thunderbolt in right hand and striking down Titan.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
IOVI FVLGERATORI
-/-//PR
Translation:
Iovi Fulgeratori.
Jupiter, the thunderer.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 5.18–5.73 g;
Diameter varies: 19–22 mm;
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 19–22 mm;
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (284-294) | "PR" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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