Diocletian (284-305)
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Diocletianus
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Diocletian, Antoninianus, 290-292, Lugdunum, Officina 1
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG
Radiate bust left in imperial mantle, globe in right hand
IOVI-AVGG
Jupiter standing left, Victory on globe in right hand, scepter in left, eagle at feet
A in exergue ...
Diocletian at Tripolis
#328. IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG [note: one "G"] XXI in exergue.
20mm. 4:30. 4.09 grams.
#329. IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG [note: two G's], XXI in exergue
22mm. 12:00. 4.15 grams.
Diocletian [b. ca. 245] became emperor after the death of Carinus. He was a statesman of genius, with the vision to discern the changes required to stabilize the Empire, ...
Fake Diocletian aureus
This is a modern die struck fake, of a Diocletian aureus, which was offered for sale as original on ebay at the end of April, 2005.
WEIGHT:
5.25 grams as per the ebay sellers listing.
Diocletian
Roman Empire, Diocletian (AD 284-305). AR Argenteus (3.77 gm). Obverse: DIOCLETI-ANVS AVG, laureate head of Diocletian right. Reverse: VIRTVS MILITVM, the four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with eight turrets.
Diocletian Monetary Reform (294 A.D.)
Sizes and metal content fluctuates
Aureus - AV - (size varies) / Worth: Gold Content ...
Diocletian, AE1, Alexandria mint, c.300 AD
The coinage reform of 294 AD saw the introduction of several new coins. Most important was the one known to collectors as the Follis or Nummus.
Diocletian _bosphoros_AEStater_Anokhin_735
Kingdom of Bosporus, Thothorses & Diocletian AE Stater. Year 586 = 289 AD. BACILEWC QOQWPCOY, diademed draped bust of king right / laureate head of Diocletian right, VPF below, tamgha before.
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Diocletian Values (301 - 305 A.D.) Solidus (coin) Argenteus Nummus Radiate (coin) Laureate (coin) Denarius Solidus
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10 ...
295 Diocletian reforms the coinage
This fails to halt inflation, probably because the older coins remain in use and, in accordance with Gresham's law, drive the good coins out of circulation.
p 100 ...
45. Diocletian, A.D. 284-305, gold aureus.
46. Diocletian, A.D. 284-305, silver argentus.
47. Domitus Domitianus, usurper in Egypt, A.D. 296-297, billon follis.
From Diocletian¹s empire-wide coin reform to Constantine the Great¹s thirty year rule that ushered the Christian transformation.
$40
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IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
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Moneta standing left, right hand holding scales, left a cornucopiae ...
284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor.
1407 - A solemn truce between John, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspicies of John, Duke of Berry.
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BB503. Diocletian, AD 284-305, AE post-reform Radiate. Emperor bust rt./CONCORDIA MILITVM, Emperor receives Victory from Jupiter. Centered, dark brown patina, worn but clear types and legends, Fine SOLD ...
312c DIOCLETIAN. 284-305. Æ Antoninianus of Rome. Rad bust right/Jupiter hurling thunderbolt. RIC-167. VF $30 ...
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In 294, Diocletian introduced the mostly bronze follis, which is also known as the nummus. The first folles were over 10 grams, but within about 40 years, they were "reduced" to as little as 1.5 grams.
Legend : IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG.
Translation : "Imperator Diocletianus Augustus", (L'empereur Dioclétien auguste).
Description : Buste radié, drapé et cuirassé de Dioclétien à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A2).
For most of history, those who wrote it down did not understand more than the bare rudiments of economic and exchange theory (Diocletian's Maximal Edict, given a millennium's background of money and prices, was foredoomed).
And down to the days of Diocletian the status of the province remained exceptional. It was in a peculiar sense the property of the emperor, and was controlled by a praefectus responsible to him alone.
In 293AD the emperor Diocletian decided that the empire had grown too large to be efficiently governed by just one man. He therefore created the Tetrarchy establishing rule by 2 Augusti at the top with 2 Caesars as next in command.
The name often given to the large, ancient Roman silver-washed billon coin first issued by Diocletian in 296 AD.
296 as part of his empire-wide reforms, Diocletian re-established a pure coinage of reliable denominations in both gold and silver.
Meanwhile, Helena's son Constantine became a soldier, and spent a lot of time at Diocletian's court.
Follis Roman base silver coin issued by Emperor Diocletian. A copper coin of of Byzantine empire.
Gros (Grosso) A large silver coin of european nations.
Griffin Greek mythological being with a body of a lion, wings and head of an eagle.
argenteus - a Roman silver denomination introduced by the emperor Diocletian in A.D. 294 to replace the denarius (q.v.), which had declined in weight and purity.
astragalos - a knuckle-bone of an animal, used in antiquity as a gaming piece.
The late Roman Republic
12 Caesars of Suetonius
Nerva to Severus Alexander
Maximinus Thrax to Diocletian
Diocletian to the End of the Western Empire
The Emperors' Wives and Families ...
Silver coins issued beginning in CE 214, named after Antoninus, a name which was borne by a number of emperors from Antoninus Pius to Elegabalus. It replaced the denarius as the primary silver coinage and was used until Diocletian's financial reforms ...
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