IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG
Laureate head right
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI
Genius standing left, pouring out patera and holding cornucopia.
Weight: 10.37 gr
Diameter: 27 mm
Diocletian was a Roman emperor from 284 to 305. Born to a family of low status in Dalmatia, Diocletian rose through the ranks of the military to become a cavalry commander of the Emperor Carus's army. After the deaths of Carus and his son Numerian on campaign in Persia, Diocletian was proclaimed emperor