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Medallion with bust of Diocletian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 286–295
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 24.42 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.693
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 081.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Diocletian, left, laureate with imperial cloak, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle.
Reverse: Three Monetae, standing left, each carrying balance and cornucopia, at feet bits of metal.
Reverse: Three Monetae, standing left, each carrying balance and cornucopia, at feet bits of metal.
ProvenanceBy 1935: anonymous private collection; annonymous gift to MFA, May 2, 1935