RIC VI, ROMA [before 118a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

OBVERSE	DNDIOCLETIANOBAEATISSIMOSENAVG [D N DIOCLETIANO BAEATISSIMO 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., holding branch, l. leaning on sceptre. S in left field, F in right field. RQ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Specimen similar to ROMA 118a except for BAEATISSIMO in obv. legend instead of shorter BAEATISS (p. 364). But cf. footnote 1 on p. 365: "Voetter in N.Z. also records D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO, &c., again presumably in error". Note that variety with shorter obv. legend also exists. See example of ROMA 119a (Wien RÖ 72480, 9.95 g, 27 mm). Coin should be listed before ROMA 118a. See also: ROMA [before 118b], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

NOTES

Weight 9.50 g; diameter 28 mm. Sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 103 (lot 909) in June 2021 for EUR 150; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 40 (lot 1911) in March 2026 for CHF 220.