Hello everyone, today I received the following interesting coin. I never saw that reverse type before so when I saw it for sale I had to have it. Its seems to be an early issue of Emperor Diocletian from the Lugdunum mint featuring Diocletians favorite god on the reverse: Jupiter/ Iove. Emperor Diocletian - Aurelianus/Antoninianus - IOVI AVGG - Lugdunum mint Looking around for more examples I dont see to many other on the internet but there are some variations on wildwinds.com of which those seem to be the close to mine: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/diocletian/RIC_0033.jpg http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/diocletian/RIC_0034_rd.jpg Have you seen this type before and maybe own an example yourself? It seems to be a Lugdunum only type so feel free to post other specialties from Lugdunum you got in your collection as well
Diocletian A.D. 292- 293 Ӕ Antoninianus 22x23mm 3.1gm IMP DIOCLETIANVS P AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. IOVI AVGG; Jupiter seated left, holding victory on globe and scepter. In ex. A RIC V Lugdunum 33 Diocletian A.D. 292- 293 Ӕ Antoninianus 22x23mm 3.2gm IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. IOVI AVGG; Jupiter seated left, holding victory on globe and scepter. In ex. A RIC V Lugdunum 34
Nice coin @wittwolf . I just recently posted my IOVI ant of Diocletian so I’ll post this Lugdunum Follis instead. Roman Empire Diocletian, AD 284-305 AE Follis, Lugdunum Mint, 1st officina, struck ca. AD 295 Dia.: 28 mm Wt.: 8.5 g Obv.: IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; Laureate bust right Rev.: GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI: Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia /LA in exergue Ref.: RIC VI 2a, Lugdunum Group I, Class II Ex Jamesicus Collection
You can get these IOVI coins for all the members of the Tetrarchy, though I do not have a Galerius. Maximianus A.D. 293- 294 20x22mm 4.0gm IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG; Radiate and cuirassed bust right. IOVI AVGG; Jupiter seated left on throne, holding victory on globe and sceptre. In ex. A RIC V Lyons 386 RIC incorrectly describes the reverse as having an eagle at the foot of Jupiter Constantius I A.D. 293 Ӕ Antoninianus 21x22mm 2.1gm CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. IOVI AVGG; Jupiter seated left, holding victory on globe and scepter. In ex. I cf. RIC V Lugdunum 629 RIC only lists this issue with the longer obverse legend of FL VAL CONSTANTIVS (RIC 629). It is not in Bastien either.
