RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA 87a, DIOCLETIAN, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR
OBVERSE
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DNDIOCLETIANOFELICISSM [D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSM (sic!)]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding olive branch, l. mappa (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 672).
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REVERSE
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PROVIDENTIAD-EORVM [PROVIDENTIA DEORVM]; Providentia stg. r., extending r. hand to Quies stg. l., holding branch, l. leaning on sceptre. B in middle field. ALE in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. FELICISSM in obv. legend instead of FELICISSIM. Possibly an engraver's error. Note, however, that for this type many variants of obv. legend are attested and it is sometimes hard to differentiate an intended variety from an error.
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NOTES
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Ex Dattari. Sold on Vico Subasta On-Line 3 (lot 192) in September 2017 for EUR 65.
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