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Follis with bust of Diocletian
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 298
Mint: Antioch
Medium/Technique
Bronze (silvered)
Dimensions
Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 9.18 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.269
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Diocletian to right.
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Reverse: Genius standing, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left; a crescent in right field. In left field, two stars.
In right field: A (below crescent) in exergue: ANT
GENIOPOPV L I ROMANI
IMPCDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG
Reverse: Genius standing, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left; a crescent in right field. In left field, two stars.
In right field: A (below crescent) in exergue: ANT
GENIOPOPV L I ROMANI
ProvenanceBy 1963: from a hoard of Tetrarch coins with Patriciades in Athens, Greece (said to have been found near Salonika); 64.175-64.276 were purchased in 1963 from Patriciades by Cornelius C. Vermeule III on behalf of MFA with funds approved in advance by the Trustees; accessioned by MFA, March 11, 1964