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

OBVERSE	DIOCLETIA-NVSPFAVG [DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVIFV-LGERATORI [IOVI FVLGERATORI]; Jupiter advancing l., head r., cloak flying, r. holding thunderbolt, serpent-legged giant to right. 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. Cf. RIC V/2 146 (different bust type and rev. legend: FVLGVRATORI, probably in error). Listed in Depeyrot under two separate entries: - p. 82, no. 6/6, obv. break I-A; - p. 82, no. 6/7, obv. break A-N. Coin could be listed in RIC before ROMA 5a. See also: ROMA [before 5a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI FVLGERATORI] ROMA [before 5a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI FVLGERATORI]

NOTES

Lighter aureus. Weight 5.47 g. Coin sold on Rauch auction 98, session 1 (lot 636) in September 2015 for EUR 6,000 (Depeyrot no. 6/7). Other specimens: - from Museum of Fine Arts Boston (no. 67.1015) (Depeyrot no. 6/7); weight 5.25 g; diameter 19.5 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Sincona auction 41 (lot 163) in October 2017 for CHF 4,000 (Depeyrot no. 6/6); weight 5.62 g; obv. legend break I-A [click for picture].