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ID: |
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00779q00 |
| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Diocletian |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 284-305
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| Metal: |
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Bronze |
| Denomination: |
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AE Medallion |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 287 |
| Diameter: |
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43 mm |
| Weight: |
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58.59 g |
| Obverse Legend: |
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IMP C C VAL DIOCL_ITIANVS P F AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureated bust right, with consular robe; Victory on globe in right hand, and holding an eagle-tipped sceptre in lefthand |
| Reverse Legend: |
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IOVI CON_SER_VAT_ORI AVG |
| Reverse Description: |
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Jupiter seated, facing,on throne in a hexa-style temple on a three-level podium; and thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left; inscription on the pediment IOVIVS AVG |
| Mint Mark: |
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none |
| Mint: |
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Rome |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC unlisted |
| Reference2: |
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Gnecchi II, p. 124, 8 |
| Reference3: |
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Mazzini IV, p. 264 and Plate LXXII, d. 275 (this copy) |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Numismatik Lanz |
| Source: |
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http://www.lanz.com |
| Special Comments: |
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This is a very rare bi-metallic brass and bronze medallion. |
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Grade:
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Brown-green, smooth patina, very fine / almost excellent |
| Notes: |
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(1) Numismatik Lanz Auction 128: Lot No. 779
(2) From ECR G. Mazzini. |
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