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Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Diocletian

about 285

Roman; minted in Ticinum

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Diocletian, facing to the right. On the back (reverse), a soldier stands facing to the left, holding a spear in his left hand and resting his right arm on a shield.

Billon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium