Watch List notes:

Diocletian, 284-305. Argenteus (Silver, 18 mm, 3.52 g, 12 h), Rome, circa 294. DIOCLETI-ANVS AVG Laureate head of Diocletian to right. Rev. VIRTVS MILITVM The four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod in front of a six-turreted camp gate. Gautier 49.m (this coin, illustrated on pl. 22). Jelocnik 40a. RIC 27a. RSC 516†e. A fresh and lustrous example with a very sharp reverse. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die, otherwise, good extremely fine.


From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Hirsch 256, 5 May 2008, 644.