RIC VI, TICINUM 57a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE OR MINT ERROR

OBVERSE	DNDIOCLETIANOFELICISSIMOSENAVG [D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO 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., r. holding branch downward, l. leaning on sceptre. PT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE OR MINT ERROR. Specimen similar to TICINUM 57a except for absence of dot in right field. Variety attested for all types of obverses but note that all known specimens are from officina P only. It can be a small unlisted issue or error in mint instructions which was quickly corrected. Also, clogged die cannot be excluded. See also: TICINUM 56a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE OR MINT ERROR TICINUM 56b, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE OR MINT ERROR TICINUM 57b, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE OR MINT ERROR

NOTES

Weight 11.25 g. Ex Gorny & Mosch auction 204 (lot 2529), March 2012; sold on Rauch Summer Auction 2013 (lot 967) in September 2013 for EUR 160. Other specimens: - ex Aureo & Calicó auction 350 – on-line auction (lot 369), July 2020; sold on Tauler & Fau auction 113 - Summer Sale (lot 1193) in June 2022 for EUR 75; weight 8.58 g [click for picture].