RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA [after 4], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED MINTMARK

OBVERSE	DIOCLETI-ANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICO-N-SERAVςς [IOVI CONSER AVςς]; Jupiter stg. l., r. holding thunderbolt, l. sceptre; eagle at feet to l. ALE in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED MINTMARK. Specimen similar to ALEXANDRIA 4 (BM, R1874,0715.113; 5.30 g) except for absence of star in right field. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 660. Listed in Depeyrot (p. 148, no. 2/1). Coin should be listed in RIC after ALEXANDRIA 4.

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.27 g. Coin sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 185 (lot 275) in March 2010 for EUR 8,000. Other specimens: - sold on Nomos Obolos webauction 28 (lot 689) in July 2023 for CHF 3,200; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 30 (lot 2572) in July 2024 for CHF 5,500; weight 5.31 g; diameter 19 mm; obv. legend break T-I [click for picture]; - from Bank Leu auction 54 (lot 325), October 1991; weight 5.33 g [click for picture].