RIC VI, LONDINIUM [before 7], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE
OBVERSE
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IMPCDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG [IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [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 BUST TYPE. Not attested for obv. legend 1a (p. 124). RIC lists only similar type seen from rear (bust type C). Listed in Cloke-Toone (1.03.002). Should be listed in RIC before LONDINIUM 7.
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NOTES
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Diameter 27.5 mm. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone. Style described in Cloke-Toone Supplement 1 as 'Allectan'. Ex Spink auction 8006 (lot 1174), March 2008. Sold on CNG eAuction 204 (lot 295) in February 2009 for USD 570 [lot of 7 coins].
Other specimens:
- from Magny-Cours Hoard (1, no. 9); weight 13.03 g [click for picture].
- from the Yorkshire Museum (Wold Newton hoard no. 11). Listed in Cloke-Toone Supplement 1 (style described as 'continental') [click for picture];
- from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 2022,4018.8); Rauceby Hoard; weight 9.73 g; diameter 29 mm [click for picture].
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