Antoninianus - Diocletianus MARS VICTOR or MARS NICTOR; Mars

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	285-294
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.5 g
Diameter	23.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 306024
References	RIC V.2# 239F 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.239 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Diocletian, radiate, 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

Mars, walking left, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MARS VICTOR or MARS NICTOR
-/-//VIXXIT

Translation:
Mars Victor.
Mars, the victorious.

Mint

Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, Italy

Comments

Mass varies: 3.16–3.93 g;
Diameter varies: 23–24 mm;

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (285-294)												"VIXXIT" in exergue;

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