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Antoninianus - Diocletianus IOVI AVGG; Jupiter

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (284-305)
Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 290-292
Value Antoninianus (1)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Silver
Weight 4.4 g
Diameter 22.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
305615
References RIC V.2# 28F
Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1933. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.2. Marcus Aurelius Probus – Maximian (AD 276–310). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.5.dio.28
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG or IMP DIOCLETIANVS P AVG or IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator Diocletianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Diocletian, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Jupiter, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IOVI AVGG
-/-//P

Translation:
Iovi Duorum Augustorum.
To Jupiter of the two emperors (Augusti).

Mint

Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)

Comments

Mass varies: 3.45–5.66 g;
Diameter varies: 21–24 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (290-292)  "A" in exergue;
ND (290-292)  "P" in exergue;

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