CLARK COLLECTION OF ANCIENT ART:

ANCIENT COINS (131 through 140)




EC.72.132

Denomination: ? (AE)

Date: c. 284-305 CE

Obverse: Bearded, laureate head of Diocletian facing right

Inscription: IMP DIOCLETIANUS AUG
Supplied: Imperator Diocletianus Augustus
Translated: Emperor Diocletian Augustus

Reverse: Genius standing with horn of plenty in left hand and object in right

Inscription: GENIO POPULI ROMANI
Translated: To the genius of the Roman people

Weight: 8 g

EC.72.133

Denomination: ? (AE)

Date: c. 284-305 CE

Obverse: Bearded, laureate head of Diocletian facing right

Inscription: IMP C DIOCLETIA...AUG
Supplied: Imperator Gaius Diocletianus Augustus
Translated: Emperor Gaius Diocletian Augustus

Reverse: Double Genius figure holding horn of plenty in left hands and object in right

Inscription: PULI ROMAN PULI ROMANI
Supplied: Populi Romani Populi Romani
Translated: Of the Roman people, of the Roman people

Notes: The inscription on the reverse is written twice to correspond to the double figure.

Weight: 11 g

EC.72.134

Denomination: Roman bronze follis (AE)

Date: c. 284-305 CE

Obverse: Bearded, laureate head of Diocletian facing right

Inscription: IMP C DIOCLETI...F AUG
Supplied: Imperator Gaius Diocletianus Pius Felix
Translated: Emperor Gaius Diocletian Pius Felix Augustus

Reverse: Goddess holding scales in right hand and horn of plenty in left

Inscription: SACRA MONET AUGG ET CAESS...
Supplied: Sacra Moneta Augusti et Caesaris...
Translated: Sacred mint of Augustus and Caesar...

Notes: The inscription "PTR" under the figure on the reverse of this coin indicates where the money was minted; in this case, at Trier, also known as Treveri, in what was the western province of Gallia. See also EC.72.135, EC.72.136, and EC.72.145 for other coins minted at Trier.

For a very similar coin reverse see R. A. G. Carson, Principal Coins of the Romans, Vol. III: The Dominate AD 294-498 (London 1980) 10 n. 1169.

Weight: 7 g

EC.72.135

Denomination: ? (AE)

Date: c. 286-305 CE

Obverse: Bearded, laureate face of Maximian facing right

Inscription: MAXIMIANUS NOB C
Supplied: Maximianus Noblissimus Caesar
Translated: Maximianus, most noble Caesar

Reverse: Genius holding a patera and a cornucopia

Inscription: GENIO POPULI ROMANI. PTR. SC
Supplied: Genio Populi Romani. Pecunia Triviensis. Senatus Consulto
Translated: To the genius of the Roman people. Money made at Trier. By decree of the Senate

Weight: 11 g

EC.72.136

Denomination: ? (AE)

Date: c. 286-305 CE

Obverse: Bearded, laureate head of Maximian facing right

Inscription: MAXIMIANUS NOB CAES
Supplied: Maximianus, Nobilssimus Caesar
Translated: Maximianus, most noble Caesar

Reverse: Genius holding a patera and a cornucopia

Inscription: GENIO P...ROM...SC
Supplied: Genio Populi Romani. Senatus Consulto
Translated: To the genius of the Roman people. By decree of the Senate

Notes: Like EC.72.135 and EC.72.145, this coin was minted at Trier.

Weight: 8 g

EC.72.138

Denomination: ? (AE)

Date: c. 305-306 CE

Obverse: Bearded, radiate crowned head of Constantius I Chlorus facing right

Inscription: ...CONSTANTIUS NOB CAES
Supplied: Constantius Nobilissimus Caesar
Translated: Constantius, most noble Caesar

Reverse: Faint figures, seated one on left, other standing

Inscription: worn off

Notes: An "L" appears under the figures on the reverse, probably indicating that the coin was minted in Lugdunum in the western province of Gallia (present-day Lyon, France).

Weight: 3 g

EC.72.139

Denomination: ? (AE)

Date: c. 305-306 CE

Obverse: Bearded, laureate head of Constantius I Chlorus facing right

Inscription: CONSTANTIUS NOB CAES
Supplied: Constantius Nobilissimus Caesar
Translated: Constantius, most noble Caesar

Reverse: Goddess with scales in right hand and horn of plenty in left

Inscription: SACRANO...VCCE...ES S H N...

Weight: 12 g

EC.72.140

Denomination: ? (AE)

Date: c. 324-337 CE

Obverse: Crowned or helmeted head (of Constantine I?) facing left

Inscription: CONST...AUG
Supplied: Constantius Augustus

Reverse: Two standing winged figures facing each other

Inscription: worn off

Notes: This coin, likely depicting Constantine the Great, was minted at Siscia in the western province of Illyricum-Danube.

Weight: 3 g

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