The argenteus was a silver coin produced by the Roman Empire from the time of Diocletian's coinage reform in AD 294 to ca. AD 310. It was of similar weight and fineness as the denarius of the time of Nero. The coin was produced at a theoretical weight of 1/96th of a Roman pound (about 3 grams), as indicated by the Roman numeral XCVI on the coin's reverse.
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Constantius I
Obverse: CONSTANTIVS CAES, laureate head right
Reverse: VIRTVS MILITVM, four emperors sacrificing at tripod altar before walled enclosure with six turrets
Diameter:
17 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.7 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.7 g
No notes for this coin
No references provided for this coin
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Diocletian
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Obverse: laureate head right; DIOCLETI_ANVS AVG
Reverse: tetrarchs wearing military dress, sacrificing over tripod in front of turreted enclosure with gate; VIRTVS__MILITVM / A
Diameter:
17 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.96 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.96 g
No notes for this coin
RIC VI 40a; RSC 516g
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Diocletian
Obverse: DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate bust right
Reverse: PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, the four Tetrarchs (Diocletian, Maximianus, Galerius and Constantius) sacrificing over tripod before campgate with six turrets
Diameter:
17 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.8 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.8 g
No notes for this coin
RIC VI 10a
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Maximian
Obverse: laureate head right; MAXIMIA_NVS AVG
Reverse: tetrarchs sacrificing before six-turreted enclosure; VIRTVS_MILITVM
Diameter:
18.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.92 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.92 g
No notes for this coin
RIC 18b; RSC 622d
