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Argenteus - Diocletian SECVRIT PERP, Securitas
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 298 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Diocletian facing right, draped in imperial mantle, rendered in the rigid, hieratic style characteristic of Tetrarchic portraiture. The emperor's effigy is encircled by a Latin legend reading DIOCLETIANVS AVG or variant. The bust displays the close-cropped beard and strong, schematized facial features typical of late Roman imperial coinage of the Tetrarchic period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the four tetrarchs — two Augusti and two Caesars — standing in pairs and sacrificing over a lighted tripod altar set before a camp gate (porta castrensis) surmounted by four turrets. The scene symbolizes the harmony and collective piety of the Tetrarchy. The reverse legend SECVRIT PERP refers to Securitas Perpetua, the perpetual security of the empire. A mintmark appears in the exergue, partially visible as ALE or similar, indicating the Alexandrian or another Tetrarchic mint. The composition is enclosed within a dotted border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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