6-2510

RIC VI, AQUILEIA [before 1], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI CONSERVATORI]

   

OBVERSE

IMPCCVALDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG [IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; bare head r.

REVERSE

IOVICONSER-VATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter seated facing, turned l., on high-backed throne, with himation over knees, r. holding thunderbolt, l. sceptre; eagle at feet to l. with wreath in beak. AQ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to ALEXANDRIA 1 (Gnecchi I, p. 11, no. 5 and plate 4, no. 12; 53.59 g, 37 mm) but not attested for Aquileia. Not listed in Gnecchi I or in Depeyrot. Should be listed in RIC before AQUILEIA 1.

NOTES

AV medallion of 10 solidi. Weight 53.65 g; diameter 38 mm. Sold on CNG Triton XXVI (lot 830) in January 2023 for USD 1,900,000.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski