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Nummus - Diocletian IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, LON, Londinium
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Londinium |
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| Year | 297 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC VI#1a, OCRE#ric.6.lon.1a |
| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Emperor Diocletian facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed engraving typical of the Tetrarchic period. The emperor's bearded effigy displays a radiate laurel wreath with ribbon ties visible at the nape, and articulated lorica segmentata with a paludamentum draped over the left shoulder. The Latin legend IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG runs clockwise around the periphery, contained within a beaded border. The portrait conveys the strong, martial character characteristic of Tetrarchic imperial imagery, emphasizing authority and divine favour. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG (Translation: Emperor Caesar Diocletian, pius fortunate Augustus) |
| Reverse description | The Genius of the Roman People (Genius Populi Romani) stands facing left, depicted as a youthful nude male figure wearing a modius (grain measure) on his head, with a chlamys draped over his left shoulder and falling behind. In his extended right hand he holds a patera over a low altar, symbolising sacrifice and divine favour, while his left hand grasps a cornucopiae, emblematic of abundance. The Latin legend GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI is distributed across the reverse field, and the mintmark LON appears in the exergue, identifying the Londinium (London) mint. The composition is framed within a beaded border consistent with Tetrarchic follis coinage. |
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