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Nummus - Diocletianus GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Thessalonica
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Thessalonica |
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| Year | 300-301 |
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| Weight | 10 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Emperor Diocletian facing right, depicted in bold high relief with short cropped hair and a laureate wreath secured at the brow. The emperor's cuirass is visible at the truncation, conveying imperial military authority. The peripheral Latin legend encircles the effigy, reading clockwise from the lower left. The portrait exhibits the characteristic late Roman tetrarchic style, with strongly modelled facial features and a pronounced jawline. |
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| Reverse description | The Genius of the Roman People stands facing left in the centre of the field, depicted nude save for a chlamys draped over his left shoulder and a modius (grain measure) atop his head, symbolising abundance and civic prosperity. In his extended right hand he pours a libation from a patera, while his left hand holds a cornucopiae overflowing with fruit. The reverse legend GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI is distributed across the field in two lines flanking the figure. The mintmark, identifying the Thessalonica mint and officina, appears in the exergue between two dots. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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