RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 6a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [IRREGULAR COIN]
OBVERSE
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IMPCDIOCLETIANVSPFAG [IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
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REVERSE
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GENIOPOPV-LIROMA[NI] [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Not attested for this issue. Specimen similar to LONDINIUM 6a except for ...AG in obv. legend instead of ...AVG. May be regarded as an ancient imitation. Cf. also footnote 3 on p. 124 to LONDINIUM 11 with obv. legend 1c (IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AV): "Lettering crude: probably semi-barbarous". Coin could be noted in RIC after LONDINIUM 6a.
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NOTES
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Weight 9.10 g; diameter 25 mm. Coin sold on eBay in January 2018 for EUR 48.50.
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