RIC VI, TREVERI [after 304], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [Z]

OBVERSE	IMPDIOCLETIANVSPA-VG [IMP DIOCLETIANVS P AVG]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., r. holding sceptre, l. shield [Z].
REVERSE	GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [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 - Z. Not attested for obv. legend 1h (p. 187). Note that the tip of the sceptre is apparently rounded but one could regard it as a spear. Coin should be listed after TREVERI 304.

NOTES

Weight 10.02 g; diameter 25-27 mm. Coin sold on Auctiones eAuction 59 (lot 213) in March 2018 for CHF 480. Other specimens: - sold on Heritage Auctions auction 61151 (lot 97479) in January 2020 for USD 156; weight 8.42 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture]; - from Nomisma E-Live auction 23 (lot 111), July 2021; weight 7.72 g [click for picture].