Argenteus - Diocletianus VIRTVS MILITVM, Rome

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Issuer	Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year	294
Type	Standard circulation coin
Value	Argenteus (1)
Currency	Argenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	2.78 g
Dimensions	18 mm
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round (irregular) Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)	RIC VI#32a, OCRE#ric.6.rom.32a

Obverse description	Head of Diocletian, right, laureate.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	DIOCLETIANVS AVG (Translation: Diocletianus Augustus)
Reverse description	The tetrarchs Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius Chlorus and Galerius, in military dress, in pairs, sacrificing over a tripod before city enclosure with six turrets. R in exergue.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	VIRTVS MILITVM R (Translation: Virtus Militum (Manly Virtue/Bravery of the Soldiers))
Edge
Mint
Mintage	ND (294) - (fr) Rome. -
Catalog ID	6983800740
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