Alexandria: Diocletian (284-305 AD) [ ALSK_2585 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Büste des Diocletian mit Lorbeerkranz und Panzer nach rechts | Athena nach links sitzend, hält auf der Rechten Nike, in der Linken Speer, an den Füßen liegt ein Schild; im Feld L H, A |
| Depicted Person |
Diocletian (284-305 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
|
Minerva / Athena (seated on, to the left, holding, wearing)
Helmet (worn)
Chiton (worn)
Himation (worn)
Spear (held)
Victoria / Nike (as a statue(tte), held, holding, wearing)
Laurel wreath (held)
Branch - palm (held)
Throne (underlying)
Shield (right)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙ-ΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Diocletianus Augustus
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in field
:
L - Η
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/76433 | |
| Reference Literature |
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
5642
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
5038
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