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Nummus - Diocletianus large head type, GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Heraclea
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Heraclea |
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| Year | 296-297 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The "large head" variety of Diocletian's nummus from Heraclea reflects an early phase of the Tetrarchic coinage reform launched in 294 AD, when the mint at Heraclea — only recently established as an imperial facility under the new four-emperor system — was still calibrating its dies to the revised weight standard. The oversized portrait bust is a diagnostic feature of this transitional moment, quickly abandoned as the mint normalized production.
Heraclea's early output under the reform is notably scarcer than that of longer-established mints at Trier or Lugdunum.