Diocletian, 284-305. Antoninianus (Silvered bronze, 22 mm, 4.25 g, 6 h), Rome, 293-294. IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG Radiate bust of Diocletian to left, wearing consular robe and holding eagle-tipped scepter in his right hand. Rev. PRIMIS X MVLTIS XX / XXIB Jupiter, nude, standing front, head to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and long scepter in his left; in field to right, R. Cohen 386. RIC 175. Very rare. The obverse a bit weak and with a small die break and with minor weakness on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.



The legend PRIMIS X MVLTIS XX refers to the vota for Diocletian’s decennalia: it marks the completion of ten years’ rule (vota soluta) and, at the same time, the vows for reaching twenty years (vota suscepta).