RIC VI, TREVERI [after 286], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [Z]

OBVERSE	IMPDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG [IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., r. holding sceptre, l. shield [Z].
REVERSE	GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. B in left field, star in right field. TR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - Z. Not attested for obv. legend 1f (p. 187). Coin should be listed after TREVERI 286.

NOTES

Weight 11.68 g; diameter 26 mm. Note high crest rare for this type of helmet. Coin sold on Leu web auction 24 (lot 3176) in December 2022 for CHF 2,200. Other specimens: - sold on CGB Internet Auction July 2023 (lot 258) for EUR 75; weight 9.77 g; diameter 27.5 mm [click for picture].