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title: Gold Ring and Coin of Diocletian
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9449/gold-ring-and-coin-of-diocletian/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gold Ring and Coin of Diocletian

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Gold Ring and Coin of Diocletian](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9449.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9449.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) ring with an aureus (gold [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/)) of the [Roman Emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) [Diocletian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Diocletian/) (r. 284-305 CE). The reverse of the coin (not shown here) shows four soldiers sacrificing in front of a camp. [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) period, 4th century CE; the coin is a modern copy of a [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) issue of about 300 CE. From the Braybrooke Collection; bequeathed by Sir A. W. Frank. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 14). Gold Ring and Coin of Diocletian. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9449/gold-ring-and-coin-of-diocletian/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Ring and Coin of Diocletian." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 14, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9449/gold-ring-and-coin-of-diocletian/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Ring and Coin of Diocletian." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9449/gold-ring-and-coin-of-diocletian/>.

## License & Copyright

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