Diocletian. AD 284-305. Æ Follis (27mm, 9.87 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. Struck circa AD 296. VF.

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Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Diocletian. AD 284-305. Æ Follis (27mm, 9.87 g, 6h). Siscia mint, 1st officina. Struck circa AD 296. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; –|A//*SIS. RIC VI 95a; Dow, ACTTB p. 281 (this coin). Dark brown patina with some green, much silvering. VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter Christianity under Rome. This auction is our final offering of coins from the Dow Collection.

Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2026 at 14:44:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.