RIC VI, NICOMEDIA [before 27a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM NN]

OBVERSE	IMPCCVALDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG [IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	GENIOAVGGET-CAESARVMNN [GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM NN]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC lists this type only for Cyzicus [CYZICUS 7a-b; 9a-b; 11a-b; 20a-b; 24a-b; 26a-b; 30a-b]; minted between 294 and 307. Coin should be listed before NICOMEDIA 27a. See also: NICOMEDIA [before 27a], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM NN] NICOMEDIA [before 27a], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM NN] NICOMEDIA [before 27a], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM NN]

NOTES

Weight 9.33 g; diameter 27.5 mm. From the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1922.215.37). Other specimens: - sold on Bucephalus Numismatic Gold Auction 7 (lot 670) in October 2022 for EUR 95; weight 9.69 g; diameter 29.40 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in February 2008 for USD 89; sold on CNG eAuction 546 (lot 457) in September 2023 for USD 375; weight 8.82 g; diameter 28 mm [click for picture]; - from Glenn Simonelli's collection; weight 8.70 g; diameter 29 mm [click for picture]; - from Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 9.93 g; diameter 25.8-28.7 mm [click for picture].