The Roman Empire
Diocletian, 284 – 305. Aureus 293-294, AV 4.81 g. DIOCLETI – ANVS P F AVG Laureate bust r., with drapery on l. shoulder. Rev. IOVI CO – NSER – VAT AVGG Jupiter standing l., holding thunderbolt and sceptre; in exergue, P ROM. C 221 var. (no mintmark). RIC –. Lukanc 22. Depeyrot 9/2. Calicó 4473b (this obverse die).
An apparently unrecorded variety. A lovely unusual portrait struck
in high relief, virtually as struck and almost Fdc
From a private American collection.