CVC & Collectables presents this AD 284-305 Roman Empire Diocletian BI Nummus Heraclea NGC AU. Obverse depicts the laureate head of Diocletian facing right. Reverse depicts Genius standing facing, head left, nude except chlamys over left shoulder, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Dicoletian born in AD 245 and lived most of his life in military camps. His reign of power was when his army had dominance over land when the co-emperor, Carinus’s brother Numerian, was killed. His fiscal, administrative, and military reign laid the foundation for the Byzantine empire in the east and while briefly strengthening the fading empire in the west. In AD 303–304 he issued four edicts decreeing the last great persecution of Christians. Even though his He had a wife Prisca and a daughter Valeria, both of whom reputedly were Christians.
Coin Highlights:
- Emperor: Probus
- Metal: Silver
- Grade: AU
- Time period: AD 284-305 Roman Empire Diocletian
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