Description: Diocletian (284 - 305 AD). BI Antoninianus, Rome mint 284-286 AD. IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG; Jupiter standing, l. holding thunderbolt in right and sceptre in left.

Diameter: BI22 mm

Weight: 3,3 g

Grade: EF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 162c

Commentary: good metal, well centered, very sharp details, small malachite and red deposits on reverse, small area of flat strike on reverse

History: Diocletian was the only Roman emperor ever to abdicate voluntarily - ensuring the only smooth transition of power in self constructed system of Tetrarchy.

Article Number: 022-02-03-41652