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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.425
People
Diocletian, Roman (r. 284 - 305 CE)
Title
Follis of Diocletian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
308-311
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184585

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.14 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: D N DIOCLETIANO BAEATISS
  • Reverse Inscription: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VI, 109, p. 678

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.425
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust right, in imperial mantle, r. holding branch and l. mappa
Rev.: Providentia standing right, Qvies standing left

Verification Level

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