RIC VI, TREVERI 293, DIOCLETIAN, ENGRAVER'S ERROR
OBVERSE
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[IM]PDIOCLELTIANVSPAVG [IMP DIOCLELTIANVS (sic!) P AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.
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REVERSE
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GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. A in left field, star in right field. TR in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Specimen similar to TREVERI 293 except for DIOCLELTIANVS instead of DIOCLETIANVS in obv. legend. Apparently an engraver's error.
See also:
TREVERI 293, DIOCLETIAN, ENGRAVER'S ERROR
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NOTES
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Weight 8.15 g; diameter 28 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 11 (lot 1912) in February 2020 for CHF 80.
Other specimens:
- from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; posted by Gert [click for picture].
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