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ID number: BIRBI-R2491 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Diocletian; Rome Denomination: Antoninianus Place made: Europe: Italy, Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 285 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 2.35 Weight (g): 2.93 Axis (degrees): 45.00 Provenance: Haines 3716. A. H. Baldwin, 1961. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Diocletian, wearing radiate crown and beard, cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Victory, draped and winged, standing facing l., holding wreath in r. and palm in l.
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG (Imperator Diocletian Augustus). Reverse: VIC-TO-R-IΠ AVG (Imperial Victory). In Exergue: XXIH
Bibliography: RIC V 183 var.
Notes: According to RIC, the XXI[A] in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome. As opposed to the RIC type, Victory is standing instead of walking on the reverse.
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