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The Tetrarchy (285-324 CE)From Diocletian to the house of Constantine as illustrated through the coinage of the 18 imperial mints.

The coins are organized by mint city following the format of The Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC). Individual coins for each mint are listed according to their RIC catalogue number in more or less chronological order.

1356

Alexandria

		Reformed coinage replaced Greek-style tetradrachms

Nicomedia

		Location of Diocletian's principal residence

Antioch

		The primary mint of Diocletian

Ostia

		Italian mint opened by Maxentius c. 308-309

Aquileia

		One of the five central mints

Rome

		One of the five central mints

Arlate (Arles)

		Mint transferred from Ostia to Arlate in 313

Serdica

		Galerian mint, establiched c. 303-304 probably due to closing of Thessalonican mint c. 303

Carthage

		One of the five central mints, establiched c. 296-297 by Maximianus to supply money for his military campaign against invading Moorish tribes in Africa

Siscia

		One of the five central mints and easternmost mint of Maximianus

Cyzicus

		Asiatic mint of Diocletian

Sirmium

		Opened 320 and issued coins for about six years

Heraclea

		Balkan mint of Galerius

Thessalonica

		Balkan mint of Galerius opened c. 298-299

Londinium (London)

		Post-reform coinage first issued c. 297 following Constantius' defeat of Allectus in 296

Ticinum

		One of the five central mints

Lugdunum (Lyons)

		One of the three western mints

Treveri (Trier)

		Primary western mint

The Tetrarchy (285-324 CE)

		Maps, Chronology and Genealogy

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May 26, 2009