Co 840 (Middle Roman antoninianus of Diocletian from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph