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Follis with bust of Diocletian

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 300–301
Mint: Antioch

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 9.19 gm. Die Axis: 4
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.508
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Diocletian to right.
IMPCDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG
Reverse: Genius standing, cornucopia in left hand, patera in right.
GENIOPOPV LIROMANI in field: B/K V in ex.: ANT
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998