Aureus - Diocletian COS IIII; Cyzicus
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (284-305)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 290-292 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 5.4 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 306123 |
| References | RIC V.2# 288 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
Head of Diocletian, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS
Unabridged legend: Diocletianus Augustus.
Translation: Emperor (Augustus) Diocletian.
Reverse
Diocletian, draped, cuirassed, riding right, raising right hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: COS IIII
Unabridged legend: Consul Quartum.
Translation: Consul for the fourth time.
Mint
Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (290-292) | |||||||||||||||
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