RIC VI, ROMA [after 96b], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

OBVERSE	IMPCDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG [IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur., with drapery on l. shoulder.
REVERSE	GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. P[thunderbolt] in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Not attested for this emission (p. 360-361). Specimen similar to ROMA 96a except for bust with piece of drapery visible on l. shoulder. Variety probably much more frequent than for ROMA 94a-95b. Coin should be listed after ROMA 96a. See also: ROMA [after 96b], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE ROMA [after 97a], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE ROMA [after 97b], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

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Weight 10.16 g; diameter 29 mm. Sold on CGB E-auction 542 (lot 465592) in September 2023 for EUR 18.