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Follis with bust of Diocletian
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 300–303
Mint: Ticinum
Medium/Technique
Bronze (silvered)
Dimensions
Diameter: 26.5 mm. Weight: 11.91 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.191
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Diocletian, laureate, right.
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Reverse: Moneta standing, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left.
SACRAMONETAVGGETCAESSNOSTR in exergue: ST.
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Reverse: Moneta standing, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left.
SACRAMONETAVGGETCAESSNOSTR in exergue: ST.
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