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AR20 - Diocletian L Ι
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 294-295 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Alexandria (ancient), Egypt (332 BC - 476 AD) |
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Year 10 of Diocletian's reign (294–295 CE) falls immediately after the currency reform of 293–294, when the emperor attempted to stabilize a debased coinage by introducing the argenteus and restructuring bronze and billon denominations. Alexandrian mint output during this transitional window is notoriously inconsistent in alloy composition — surviving examples often show significant variation in silver content even within the same regnal year, reflecting the lag between central reform mandates and local mint compliance.
The L Ι (year 10) dating places this piece in the last issues before Alexandria's production patterns were more firmly integrated into the reformed imperial system under the Tetrarchy.