Diocletian BI Radiate. Ticinum, AD 290. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right; c/m: long cross-like feature between two pellets / IOVI CONSERVAT, Jupiter standing to left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, eagle before him, two vexilla behind; [S]XXIT in exergue. RIC V.2 226; Cohen 205. 2.67g, 23mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; a highly unusual (medieval?) countermark.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 75, 20 October 2020, lot 771.