285 AD Roman Egypt Tetradrachm Billon Coin XF Diocletian Eusebeia Rome D-5691

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285 AD Roman Egypt Tetradrachm Billon Coin XF Diocletian Eusebeia Rome D-5691
285 AD Roman Egypt billon Tetradrachm coin
Issued under the rule of Diocletian, the 51st Emperor of the Roman Empire (284-305 AD)
Diocletian's reign stabilized the empire and marks the end of the Crisis of the Third Century
His reforms fundamentally changed the structure of Roman imperial government and helped stabilize the empire economically and militarily, enabling the empire to remain essentially intact for another hundred years despite being near the brink of collapse in his youth
Obverse features a laureate bust of the emperor, facing right
Reverse depicts Eusebeia holding patera and pouring offering on an alter, standing left
The word eusebeia was used in Classical Greece where it meant behaving as tradition dictates in one's social relationships and towards the gods; one demonstrates eusebeia to the gods by performing the customary acts of respect (festivals, prayers, sacrifices, public devotions)
In ancient Greek religion and myth the concept of Eusebeia is anthropomorphized as the daimon of piety, loyalty, duty and filial respect; according to one source, her husband is Nomos (Law), and their daughter is Dike, goddess of justice and fair judgment
Struck from billon
Diameter: 18 mm (at widest point)
Weight: 7.2 grams
Condition: Ungraded; expected to grade as
Extra Fine (XF)
Catalog number: Dattari#5691
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Reference Item #
ANC-1277
JBC 1/8
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