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Follis with bust of Diocletian

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 296–297
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Bronze (silvered)
Dimensions Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 11.24 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.240
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Diocletian to right.
IMPCDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG
Reverse: Genius standing, cornucopia in left hand, patera in right.
In left field: R in exergue, Greek letter delta.
GENIOPOP VLIROMANI
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