Antoninianus - Diocletianus HERCVLI CONSERVAT; Hercules
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman 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 | 288-294 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.4 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 305991 |
| References | RIC V.2# 215F 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.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Valerius Diocletianus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Valerius Diocletianus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HERCVLI CONSERVAT
-/-//PXXIT
Translation:
Herculi Conservatori.
To Hercules, the protector.
Mint
Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, ItalyComments
Mass varies: 2.988–3.63 g;
Diameter varies: 21.5–22 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 21.5–22 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (288-294) | PXXIT in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (288-294) | SXXIT in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (288-294) | TXXIT in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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