Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
AR19 - Diocletian L Β, Δ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
|---|---|
| Year | 293-294 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Year 2 of Diocletian's reign in Alexandria corresponds to the period just before his sweeping monetary reform of 296 AD, which overhauled the debased billon coinage that had plagued Egypt's closed currency system for decades. The Alexandrian mint operated under strict imperial control as a isolated monetary zone — Egyptian coins were not legal tender outside the province, and foreign coins could not circulate within it. The reverse legend marking regnal year (L Β) places this piece in a narrowing window before that entire framework was dismantled.