Edict of Prices Commemorative

[Victor]

This coin was issued to commemorate the Edict on Maximum Prices issued by Diocletian in A.D. 301 and was issued in the names of all the rulers. This attempt to regulate inflation was a failure though, in large part because the Roman government did not mint less money, but rather minted more- an irony nicely demonstrated with this new issue!

Galerius
A.D. 303-305
28mm  9.3gm
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES laureate head right
SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN  Moneta standing left with scales & cornucopiae,
In ex. R crescent Q
RIC VI Rome 112b

[Victor]

Here is a nice one from Constantius I

Constantius I
A.D. 301
26x28mm  11.3gm
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right.
SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing left with scales & cornucopiae.
In ex. AQ gamma, V in left field.
RIC VI Aquileia 32a