Both sides of an irregularly shaped bronze coin with relief decoration on each side.　
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

On the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a bearded man facing right, with short cropped hair and wearing a laurel wreath; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: I M P / D I O C L E T I A N V S / P / F / A V G. The other side of the coin depicts a woman standing facing left, wearing a long flowing garment, holding fruit in both hands; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: S A L V I S / A V G G / E T / C A E S S / F E L / K A R T.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.423
People
Diocletian, Roman (r. 284 - 305 CE)
Title
Follis of Diocletian, Carthage
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
298-299 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Carthage (North Africa)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179452

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.25 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VI 31a p.427,

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.423
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Diocletian to r.

Rev.: Carthage standing facing l., holding fruits in both hands (dates and grapes?).

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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