Diocletian; silvered Antoninianus; Jupiter and Hercules
70,00 €
Description
Diocletian (284 – 305 AD). AE Antoninianus silvered, Antioch mint, 284 AD. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG; Jupiter on left, standing right, holding globe and sceptre, receiving Victory from Hercules on right, standing left, holding club and lion’s skin, Δ in lower field, XXI● in ex.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE23 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,44 |
| Grade: | VF/gVF |
| Attribution: | RIC V 323 |
| Commentary: | grey patina, some silvering still intact, sharp reverse |
Historical Context
Diocletian strongly expanded the civic service of the empire, doubling its staff, what resulted in one bureaucrat for 2,000 inhabitants ( this ratio being in some modern European countries like 1:20).
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