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Fraction - Maximianus CONCORDIA MILITVM, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 294-295 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Jupiter, standing to the left and holding a long sceptre in his left hand, extends his right hand to present a Victory on globe to the Emperor, who stands facing right in a posture of reception. A mintmark appears in the field between the two figures, with a dot in the exergue. The composition reflects the Tetrarchic theological programme linking imperial authority to divine sanction. The legend CONCORDIA MILITVM, proclaiming harmony with the armies, encircles the scene within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | CONCORDIA MILITVM |
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Issued from the Cyzicus mint in the first years of the Tetrarchy, this fraction belongs to the administrative reorganization that split imperial coinage production across a network of newly activated or expanded mints — Cyzicus among them — to supply the four courts simultaneously. The CONCORDIA MILITVM type was a deliberate ideological broadcast directed at the armies, reassuring troops of unity between emperors at a moment when the entire premise of shared rule required constant reinforcement.
Cyzicus struck with a KΓ or similar Greek-derived workshop mark during this period, a legacy of the mint's Hellenistic origins that persisted stubbornly into Latin imperial production.