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Medallion of two aurei with bust of Diocletian
Roman
Imperial Period, 2nd Tetrarchy
A.D. 305–306
Mint: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 10.74 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.226
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 080.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Diocletian, right, laureate with imperial cloak, holding olive-branch and rotulus.
DNDIOCLETIANOBAEATISSIMOSENAVG
Reverse: Jupiter, nude, standing left, cloak hanging in back, holding Victory and scepter; at feet eagle.
IOVICON SERVATORI ALE (in exergue) A (right in field)
DNDIOCLETIANOBAEATISSIMOSENAVG
Reverse: Jupiter, nude, standing left, cloak hanging in back, holding Victory and scepter; at feet eagle.
IOVICON SERVATORI ALE (in exergue) A (right in field)
Provenance1935, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1935)