RIC VI, ROMA [before 5a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI CONSERVATORI]

OBVERSE	DIOCLETIA-NVSPFAVG [DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
REVERSE	IOVI-CONS-ERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter seated l. on throne, r. holding thunderbolt, l. leaning on sceptre; to l., eagle with wreath in beak. PR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Many types with m.m. PR are omitted in RIC V/2 and RIC VI. There is a very slight possibility that some of them were minted after Reform. Also, others were added here for comparison. Listed in Depeyrot (p. 81, no. 5B/3). Coin could be listed in RIC before ROMA 5a. See also: ROMA [before 5a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI CONSERVATORI] ROMA [before 5a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI CONSERVATORI] ROMA [before 5a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI CONSERVATORI] ROMA [before 5a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI CONSERVATORI]

NOTES

Lighter aureus. Weight 4.90 g. From Ira & Larry Goldberg auction 69 (lot 3613), May 2012. Other specimens: - sold on Damien Libert "Collection NOTE (1910-1982)" auction (lot 94) in February 2018 for EUR 3,500; weight 5.74 g [click for picture].