6-1154

RIC VI, TREVERI [after 275], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [Y]

  

OBVERSE

IMPDIOCLETIANVSPFELAVG [IMP DIOCLETIANVS P FEL AVG]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., r. holding spear over shoulder, l. shield [Y].

REVERSE

GENIOPOPV-[L]IROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. B in left field, star in right field. TR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - Y. Not attested for obv. legend 1e (p. 186). Coin should be listed after TREVERI 275.

NOTES

Weight 7.55 g; diameter 28 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 418 (lot 473) in April 2018 for USD 300.

Other specimens:

- sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 8, part 2 (lot 1422) in June 2019 for CHF 350; weight 10.20 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 83 (lot 825) in May 2021 for GBP 220; weight 8.17 g; diameter 28 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski