RIC VI, ROMA [before 50], DIOCLETIAN & MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	DIOC-LETIANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; bust l., laur., dr., sceptre in r. hand.
REVERSE	MAXIMIANVSAVG [MAXIMIANVS AVG]; head r., in lion's skin.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC. Listed in King (p. 414, no. 25). Coin should be listed before ROMA 50.

NOTES

Fraction (quinarius). Weight 1.57 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 72 (lot 749) in May 2013 for CHF 6,500. Other specimens: - sold on CNG auction 90 (lot 1700) in May 2012 for USD 2,200; weight 1.56 g; diameter 15 mm; obv. legend break E-T [click for picture].