Diocletian — Antoninianus, CONCORDIA MILITVM, Antioch

Struck at Antioch between 293 and 295 AD, this is a radiate antoninianus of Diocletian from one of the empire's busiest eastern mints. The obverse legend IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG surrounds a radiate, draped bust right; the portrait is boldly struck and the legend runs complete around it.

The reverse legend CONCORDIA MILITVM — the harmony of the soldiers — accompanies Diocletian, draped and cuirassed, standing right with a parazonium and receiving Victory on a globe from Jupiter, who stands left holding a sceptre. The type puts the loyalty of the army into a single image: imperial authority handed over by the god himself. The officina mark ЄΔ sits in the lower field and XXI in the exergue. Both figures and the full legend read clearly, and the coin carries an even dark-green patina across both sides.

Attribution: RIC V Diocletian 322Mint: Antioch (ЄΔ in field, XXI in exergue)Weight: 3.4 gDiameter: 21.6 mmCatalogued in the NumisLens cabinet — NL-24XFV-GMBYS

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