Antoninianus - Constantius I IOVI ET HERCVLI CONS CAES; Jupiter; Antioch

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (284-305)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	284-294
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 306742
References	RIC V.2# 674A 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.674 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Constantius Chlorus, radiate, draped, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C

Unabridged legend: Flavius Valerius Constantius Nobilissimus Caesar.

Translation: Most noble Caesar Flavius Valerius Constantius.

Reverse

Jupiter, standing right, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand, facing Hercules standing left, holding Victory, club and lion's skin.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IOVI ET HERCVLI CONS CAES
S//XXI

Unabridged legend: Iovi Et Herculi Conservatori Caesari.

Translation: To Jupiter and Hercules, the protectors of the Caesars.

Mint

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

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (284-294)												"S" in left field; "XXI" in exergue

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