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| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Cyzicus |
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| Year | 295-296 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and sometimes cuirassed bust of Constantius I Chlorus facing right, rendered from a rear three-quarter perspective. The legend encircles the bust and reads FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, identifying the Caesar in full titulature. The portrait exhibits the characteristic late Tetrarchic style with a stylized, idealized treatment of the imperial features. The radiate crown, composed of pointed rays, denotes the denomination and echoes Antoninianus iconographic tradition adapted to the Diocletianic reform coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Jupiter, nude and bearded, stands left, leaning on a long sceptre held in his left hand, while presenting a small Victory on a globe to Constantius I Chlorus, who stands right in military dress — draped and cuirassed — extending his right hand to receive the figure. The scene symbolizes divine sanction of imperial victory and Tetrarchic legitimacy, a canonical reverse type under Diocletian's reformed coinage. The reverse legend CONCORDIA MI-LITVM, meaning 'harmony of the soldiers,' frames the composition. The mintmark and officina letter appear in the field, with a dot in the exergue, consistent with the Cyzicus mint's second officina (KB in field, • in exergue). |
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