Argenteus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Diocletian

AD 300, issued by Diocletian or Maximianus

Roman, minted in Carthage (possibly)

Obverse: Head of Diocletian right, laureate
Reverse: Laurel wreath

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Argenteus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Diocletian
Origin: Roman Empire
Date: 300 AD
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Obverse: DIOCLETIANVS AVG "Diocletianus Augustus" Reverse: Within wreath, in two lines, X.C VI; no mint mark
Dimensions: Diam. 1.7 cm; 3.58 g
Credit Line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: 1922.4901

Theresa Gross-Diaz, “Cat. 70 Argenteus Portraying Diocletian: Curatorial Entry,” in Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2016).
Theresa Gross-Diaz, “Cat. 69 Aureus (Postreform) Portraying Diocletian: Curatorial Entry,” in Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2016), para 3, footnote 4.
Karen B. Alexander, “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Karen Manchester, Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), p. 29.

Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.