80,00 €
Diocletian (284 – 305 AD). AE Antoninianus silvered, Antioch mint, 293-295 AD. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CONCORDIA MILITVM; emperor standing right, holding sceptre and receiving Victory from Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre, Z in lower field, XXI in ex.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE22 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,50 |
| Grade: | VF/EF |
| Attribution: | RIC V 322 |
| Commentary: | most of silvering intact, well centered, good details with mint-fresh reverse |
The great persecution of Christians in the early years of 4th century lead to the first great schism within the Christian church und emerging of Donatism - a rigorist brach, refusing the opportunist subserviant behavior of many Christians during the persecution.
