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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2469166, member: 44316&quot;]One Diocletian argenteus reverse type is intended to tell the public about the value of the new denomination:&nbsp; 96 to the (Roman) pound (of silver):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]518987[/ATTACH] </p><p>20-19 mm. 3.295 grams. </p><p>RIC VI Ticinum 20a. &quot;c. 300&quot;</p><p>XCVI (=96) in a wreath, T = Ticinum mint below.</p><p>By the way, 3.295 grams x 96 = 316.3 grams, which is not far from the expected number for a Roman pound which was near 327 grams. The amount left for seignorage is not much, a little over 3%[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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