Diocletian - Augustus 284-305 AD - Ticinium mint
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG
Laureate head right
SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR
Moneta standing left, holding scale and cornucopia.
Weight: 9.40 gr
Diameter: 22.4 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.