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Follis with bust of Diocletian

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 308–310
Mint: Antioch

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 29.5 mm. Weight: 9.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.509
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, mantled bust of Diocletian right, holding olive branch and mappa.
DNDIOCLETIANOFELICISSIMOSENAVG
Reverse: Providentia extending hand to Quies who leans on scepter at right.
Between: B
PROVIDENTIADEORVMQVIESAVGG 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