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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 3569780, member: 87200&quot;]From an Art History perspective the stylistic change between the 260&#039;s and the 280&#039;s was unprecedented in Roman history. Instead of realistic portraiture which was the norm up until that point Diocletian introduced a whole new style of representing the Augusti and Caesars on art and coins. Similarly, court procedure was altered so that those in the emperor&#039;s presence were required to perform proskynesis.</p><p><br /></p><p>One supposes that the challenges faced by the Empire at that time were so extensive that it necessitated a drastic upheaval, but what ultimately led to this stylistic revolution is unknown, other than a consolidation of power which ruled out previous idioms.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]950385[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]950387[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]950388[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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