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Object Type
Museum number: 1847,0602.1
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Diocletian, cuirassed, head, laureate, right. (obverse); Jupiter, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, running right, holding thunderbolt in raised right hand in act to strike down Titan, naked, kneeling on ground to right, raising right arm. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 284-305
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 5.730 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498. (1097); RIC5 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 5. Part 1: Valerian I to Florian. Part 2: Probus to Diocletian (144, p.234) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification; titan/giant
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Diocletian; Representation of: Zeus/Jupiter; Representation of: Titan/s
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1847
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1847,0602.1

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