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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 1834157, member: 31620&quot;]Two lovely coins Doug but I have always had a real soft spot for Lugdunum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another SML Diocletian... it has the political statement depicting the preferred deities of the joint emperors.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Diocletian&nbsp; </b></p><p>Obv:– IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen half from the rear</p><p>Rev:– VIRTVS AVGG, Jupiter standing right holding thunderbolt &amp; scepter facing Hercules standing left holding lion’s skin and club</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (A/SML). Emission 4, Officina 1. Start to Summer A.D. 287</p><p>Reference:– Cohen 507. Bastien VII 108 (5 examples cited). RIC V Pt 2 93 Bust Type C</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI%20141bo%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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