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Coin with head of Diocletian
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 298–299
Mint: Cyzicus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 3.08 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.473.17
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: bust of Diocletian, cuirassed and radiate, right
Reverse: Diocletian and Jupiter; between: K(and Greek)gamma
CONCORDIA MILITVM
Reverse: Diocletian and Jupiter; between: K(and Greek)gamma
CONCORDIA MILITVM
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)