
RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA [before 7a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED MINTMARK [no officina letter]
OBVERSE
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DIOCLETI-ANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTAE AVGG]; the four princes sacrificing over tripod before archway in turreted enclousure. ALE in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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MINTMARK VARIETY. M.m. without officina letter is not attested for this type of rev. (but cf. ALEXANDRIA 13a). Note that portrait apparently shows the features of Domitius Domitianus (see footnote 1 on p. 661). Not listed in Gautier - Alexandria.
See also:
ALEXANDRIA 7a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA A [left field]
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NOTES
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Argenteus. Weight 3.03 g. Coin sold on CNG auction 67 (lot 1757) in September 2004 for USD 1,000.
Other specimens:
- from the same dies sold on Roma Numismatics E-SALE 13 (lot 484) in November 2014 for GBP 650; weight 2.57 g; duameter 18 mm [click for picture].
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