RIC VI, HERACLEA 28a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	DNDIOCLETIANOFELICISSIMOSENAVG [D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding olive-branch, l. mappa.
REVERSE	PROVIDENTIADEORVMQVIESAVGG [PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG]; Providentia stg. r., extending r. hand to Quies stg. l., r. holding branch up, l. leaning on sceptre; in field to l. and r., S F. HTA in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - A. RIC lists officinae B, Γ and Є (p. 533). General note from p. 523: "Providentia Deorum Quies Augg was struck for the Seniors, generally with SF in field and only very rarely without: the sixth officina seems to have been used only exceptionally. The issue [...] scarce for the Seniors". See also: HERACLEA 28a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ HERACLEA 28a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA ς

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Weight 8.09 g; diameter 27 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 329 (lot 534) in June 2014 for USD 150. Other specimens: - sold on Rauch auction e-Live 31, part 1 (lot 515) in September 2019 for EUR 50 (officina letter uncertain); weight 8.40 g [click for picture]; - from CGB Monnaies 19 (lot 348), January 2004 (officina letter uncertain); weight 9.48 g; diameter 29.5 mm [click for picture].