284-305AD Diocletian Æ Follis – gVF
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Diocletian was a Roman emperor who ruled from 284 to 305 AD and is best known for stabilizing the empire after the Crisis of the Third Century through military, economic, and administrative reforms. He established the Tetrarchy, a system of joint rule, to improve governance, but it eventually collapsed after his abdication
Graded as good Very Fine, well centre with even chocolate brown patina. Nice large issue with strong portrait of the emperor.
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Description
Origin:Roman Imperial
Region:Antioch
Denomination:Follis
Composition:AE, Bronze
Date:Struck 302-303 A.D.
Obverse:IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, laureate head right
Reverse:GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked, except for chlamys over left shoulder (falls low), holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopiae. A in right field. Mintmark ANT dot
Diameter, Weight & Orientation:29mm, 9.2g, 6h.
Grade:Good Very Fine, well centre with even chocolate brown patina
Provenance:N/A
References:RIC VI 56a (VAR)
Flavius Valerius Constantinus
Constantine I, or also known as Constantine the Great, was the emperor of Rome from 306-337 AD, and become Rome’s first emperor to covert to Christianity.
He was born in the city of Naissus in the province of Dacia Mediterranea (modern day Niš, Serbia). Born to Flavius Valerius Constantius “Chlorus” a Roman army offer, later becoming emperor and to whom Constantine succeeded the title from. His mother Helena (Flavia Julia Helena Augusta) a greek born into lower classes, who was later known as Saint Helena or Helena of Constantinople.
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