Follis - Diocletianus SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN, Rome

€316,395.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year302-303
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueNummus / Follis (1/4)
CurrencyArgenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324)
CompositionBronze
Weight11.46 g
Dimensions29.00 mm
Thickness2.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VI#105a, OCRE#ric.6.rom.105a
Obverse descriptionHead of Diocletian, right, laureate.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Diocletianus Pius Felix Augustus: The emperor caesar Diocletian, pious and blessed august.)
Reverse descriptionMoneta standing left, draped, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; a star in right field.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN
(Translation: Sacra Moneta Urbis Augustorum et Caesarum Nostrorum: The sacred Money of the city of our augusts and caesars.)
Edge
MintR
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)
MintageND (302-303) RP - 1st officina -
Catalog ID4937042940
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