RIC VI, HERACLEA [after 8], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	DIOCLETI-ANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VICTORIAE-SARMATICAE [VICTORIAE SARMATICAE]; the four princes sacrificing over tripod before archway in six-turreted enclosure. HЄ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Earlier issue with HЄ in exergue has rev. legend nominatival, i.e. VICTORIA SARMATICS (HERACLEA 3). This coin belongs to the later separate emission with rev. legend datival. Listed in Gautier Argent (294-312) (p. 501, no. 17). Should be listed in RIC after HERACLEA 8. See also: HERACLEA [after 8], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE

NOTES

Argenteus. Weight 2.92 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 28 (lot 708) in July 2016 for GBP 300. Other specimens: - from the J.G. Kiss Collection; weight 3.50 g; diameter 18.5-19 mm [click for picture]; - ex Antony R. Bergantino); sold on Ira & Larry Goldberg auction 90 (lot 3275) in February 2016 for USD 400; weight 3.05 g [click for picture]; - sold on Ira & Larry Goldberg auction 90 (lot 3276) in February 2016 for USD 190; weight 3.00 g [click for picture]; - sold on Ira & Larry Goldberg auction 91 (lot 2054) in June 2016 for USD 190; weight 2.85 g [click for picture]; - from eBay, October 2009; weight 2.34 g; diameter 18.94 mm [click for picture].