Description: Diocletian (284 - 305 AD). BI Antoninianus, Antioch mint. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG; Diocletian standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, XXI in ex.

Diameter: BI22 mm

Weight: 5,18 g

Grade: aVF/VF

Attribution: RIC V 325

Commentary: brown patina with slight deposits, well centered, good details

History: Diocletian was the only Roman emperor ever to abdicate voluntarily - ensuring the only smooth transition of power in self constructed system of Tetrarchy.

Article Number: 033-01-04-41652