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Aureus with bust of Diocletian
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 284–286
Mint: Antioch
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 4.61 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1970.63
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
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Reverse: Jupiter, laureate and with cloak over shoulders, stands left, thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left.
IOVICONSERVA TORIAVG
in field left: O in ex.: SMA and star
IMPCCVALDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG
Reverse: Jupiter, laureate and with cloak over shoulders, stands left, thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left.
IOVICONSERVA TORIAVG
in field left: O in ex.: SMA and star
ProvenanceBy 1969: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 11, 1970