- Co 840 (Middle Roman antoninianus of Diocletian from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 285
- Not before (date)
- 285
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC V.1 Diocletian 160, p. 236
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aVF. Chipped edge, and one large rectangular chip snapped from obverse right due to flan flaw(?); widespread delamination of both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 34, no. 340 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Ticinum“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Antoninianus
- Numismatic Authority
- Diocletian (284-305)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 21.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.47
- Obverse Description
- Radiate and draped bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- [IMP D]IOCLETIA[NVS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Nude Jupiter standing to left holding [scepter in left hand and] thunderbolt in outstretched right hand (traces); within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- IOVI CONSERV[AT AVG]; in exergue, XXIΓ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Zeus/Jupiter (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 840 (Middle Roman antoninianus of Diocletian from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0840>
