RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA [after 13], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED MINTMARK

OBVERSE	DIOCLETIA-NVSAVGVSTVS [DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	CONSVL-VI-PPPROCOS [CONSVL VI P P PROCOS]; Emperor, laur., togate, stg. facing, head l., r. holding out globe, l. holding short baton at side. Star in left field. SMA [retrograde sigma] star in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED MINTMARK. Specimen similar to ANTIOCHIA 13 (NAC 98, lot 1428, 5.33 g) except for star in left field (cf. ANTIOCHIA 22, p. 615). See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 613-614. Not listed in Depeyrot. Coin should be listed in RIC after ANTIOCHIA 13. See also: ANTIOCHIA [after 12], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED MINTMARK

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.34 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 31 (lot 123) in October 2005 for CHF 7,500. Other specimens: - sold on CNG auction 121 (lot 945) in October 2022 for USD 4,000; weight 5.38 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG Triton XII (lot 756) in January 2009 for USD 6,000; sold on CNG auction 82 (lot 1062) in September 2009 for USD 8,500; weight 5.30 g [click for picture].