Published by on July 15, 2026 The art of this short-lived period emphasized the equality of these emperors and stripped away their individuality. Diocletian (AD 284-305). BI antoninianus (24mm, 11h). IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Diocletian right, seen from front / IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter standing right (on left), grounded scepter in left hand, globe in outstretched right, facing Hercules standing facing (on right), head left, Victory left in outstretched right hand, club and lion skin cradled in left arm; B in central field, XXI• in exergue.