DIOCLETIAN 300 AD Æ Roman Bronze Follis Coin Moneta Aquileia

Description

DIOCLETIAN 300 AD Æ Roman Bronze Follis
partially silvered
Obverse legend: IMP DIOCLETIANVS
PF AVG (laureate bust right
)
Reverse legend:
SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR
(
Moneta standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left)
RIC VI 29a
- Aquileia
Mintmark(AQS
) (Aquileia, Italy
)
(d2)
Caius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus was a man of humble birth who rose through the Roman military ranks on pure talent. Becoming emperor after the assassination of Carinus, Diocletian introduced many reforms that prolonged the life of the Empire, which was on the verge of total collapse before his reign. These reforms, however, eliminated most personal freedoms and turned much of the population into hereditary serfs. Diocletian was the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate. He lived out his retirement in his palace on the Dalmatian coast, tending his vegetable gardens. His palace went on to become the core of the modern day city of Split.
Diameter: 26,05
mm
Weight: 9,45 g
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