6-2238

RIC VI, ROMA, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [MONETA AVG]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCCVALDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG [IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle.

REVERSE

MONETAAVG [MONETA AVG]; three Monetae stg. l., each holding scale and cornucopiae.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Æ medallions of the rulers of the First Tetrarchy with three Monetae on reverse are omitted both in RIC V/2 and RIC VI. Apparently most of these coins belong to the pre-reform coinage, but the present author decided to include them in this supplement. Note that the weight of individual specimens could vary significantly (from less than 20 g to 30 g and more). Not listed in Gnecchi. Note that imperial mantle could be also regarded as elaborate cuirass.

NOTES

Æ medallion (probably gilded). Weight 39.22 g. Hirsch auction 24 (lot 345), April 1964; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 120 (lot 829) in October 2020 for CHF 11,000.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski