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Aureus - Diocletianus COS IIII
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 290-292 |
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| Weight | 6.4 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Diocletian facing right, rendered with short beard and finely detailed hair beneath the laurel wreath, the effigy displaying the robust, realistic portraiture characteristic of the Tetrarchic period. The bust is truncated at the shoulder and presented in profile. The encircling Latin legend reads DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, distributed across the field from left to right along the coin's inner border. |
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| Reverse description | The emperor Diocletian, helmeted, draped and cuirassed, is depicted on horseback advancing to the right, his right hand raised in a gesture of salutation or adlocutio, conveying imperial authority and military prowess. The horse is shown in a dynamic prancing pose, rendered with careful attention to musculature in the hammered technique. The abbreviated Latin legend COS IIII is distributed around the field, with 'CO' to the left and 'IIII' to the right, commemorating Diocletian's fourth consulship. The design occupies the full flan within a beaded border, consistent with late third-century aurei of the Antioch or Cyzicus mint series. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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