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Argenteus with bust of Diocletian
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 295
Mint: Nicomedia
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 2.94 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.607
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Diocletian to right.
DIOCLETI ANVSAVG
Reverse: Four princes sacrificing over tripod before arch in six-turreted enclosure.
VICTORIAE SARMATICAE in ex.: SMNG
DIOCLETI ANVSAVG
Reverse: Four princes sacrificing over tripod before arch in six-turreted enclosure.
VICTORIAE SARMATICAE in ex.: SMNG
ProvenanceSaid to be from the Lawrence Collection; by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; 1998 year-end gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA