Watch List notes:

Diocletian, 284-305. Aureus (Gold, 20 mm, 5.32 g, 12 h), Antiochia, 286. IMP C G VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Diocletian to right. Rev. IOVI CONSERVA-TORI AVGG / SMA Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and long scepter in his left; in field to lower left, Ξ. Calicó 4519a. Cohen 278. Depeyrot 3/6. RIC 319. Sharply struck and attractive, with a lovely eastern portrait. Tiny scratch behind the portrait and with very light die rust on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.


From the collection of Regierungsrat Dr. iur. Hans Krähenbühl, privately acquired from Bank Leu on 17 December 1963 (with a photocopy of the original invoice enclosed).