Antoninianus - Diocletianus IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG; 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	285-295
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.9 g
Diameter	22 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 306172
References	RIC V.2# 323 (A) 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.323 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator, Caesar, Caius Valerius Diocletianus Pius Felix Augustus.

Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, Gaius Valerius Diocletian, the pious, the fortunate, emperor.

Reverse

Jupiter, standing right, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand, and Hercules, standing left, holding Victory in right hand and club and lion's skin in left hand.
Letter in left field.
Value mark in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG
A
XXI

Unabridged legend: Iovi Et Herculi Conservatori Duorum Augustorum.

Translation: To Jupiter and Hercules, protectors of the two emperors (Augusti).

Mint

Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

Comments

Mass varies: 2.518–5.55 g; Diameter varies: 20–24 mm; Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (285-295)												"(* on B)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(* on H)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(* on Z)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(* on Γ)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(* on Δ)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(* on ϵ)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(* on ς)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(• on A)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(• on B)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(• on Z)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(• on Γ)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(• on Δ)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(• on ϵ)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(• on ς)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(crescent on ∈Δ)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(crescent on A)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(crescent on B)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(crescent on H)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(crescent on Z)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(crescent on Γ)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(crescent on Δ)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(crescent on ϵ)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"(crescent on ς)" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"∈Δ" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"A" in field; "•XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"A" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"A" in field; "XXI•" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"B" in field; "•XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"B" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"B" in field; "XXI•" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"H" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"Z" in field; "•XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"Z" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"Z" in field; "XXI•" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"Γ" in field; "•XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"Γ" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"Γ" in field; "XXI•" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"Δ" in field; "•XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"Δ" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"Δ" in field; "XXI•" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"ϵ" in field; "•XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"ϵ" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"ϵ" in field; "XXI•" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"ς" in field; "•XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"ς" in field; "XXI" in exergue;
ND (285-295)												"ς" in field; "XXI•" in exergue;

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