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Diocletian BI Denarius. Rome, circa AD 285. IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and leaning on sceptre. Cf. RIC V.2 193 (Quinarius), 187 (legend variants); Paul-Francis Jacquier 47, lot 1542; Leu 13, lot 1473 1.82g, 18mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Apparently unpublished type in this denomination.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Billon Denarii such as these would not have been intended for circulation, but rather minted as presentational issues - cheaper as being mostly made of bronze, silvered to appear more expensive, and used in situations such as imperial processions, wherein the Emperor would hand out large quantities of such coins as largesse.
Very Fine. Apparently unpublished type in this denomination.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén.
Billon Denarii such as these would not have been intended for circulation, but rather minted as presentational issues - cheaper as being mostly made of bronze, silvered to appear more expensive, and used in situations such as imperial processions, wherein the Emperor would hand out large quantities of such coins as largesse.