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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 25226119, member: 135271&quot;]Yep it&#039;s bronze. Diocletian did strike the first good silver circulation coins in several decades with his <i>argentei</i> but those are generally pretty pricey.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my AE antoninianus similar to the OP&#039;s:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1607341[/ATTACH]</p><p style="text-align: center"><i>DIOCLETIAN, AD 284-305</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>AE Antoninianus (23.53mm, 4.15g, 6h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Struck AD 285. Ticinum mint</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Diocletian right</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: IOVI CONSERVAT, Jupiter standing left holding thunderbolt and scepter; P XXI T in exergue</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>References: RIC V 222, RCV 12660</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Darkly toned silvering. A superb specimen, virtually as struck and well-centered on a large flan.</i></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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