RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 7], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [CONSULAR]
OBVERSE
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IMPCDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG [IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., in mantle., holding eagle-tipped sceptre.
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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). Listed in Cloke-Toone (2.01.005). Should be listed in RIC after LONDINIUM 7.
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NOTES
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Weight 10.58 g. Plate coin in Cloke-Toone. From Stewartby - London Mint (p. 185, no. 5; plate XXXI, no. 5).
Other specimens:
- from the Yorkshire Museum (YORYM : 2013.1295); weight 9.9 g; diameter 29 mm [click for picture].
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