Diocletian, 284-305. Follis (Silvered bronze, 29 mm, 13.49 g, 7 h), Lugdunum, circa 301-303. IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust of Diocletian to right. Rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI / B / PLC The Genius of the Roman people, nude but for chlamys, standing front, head to left, wearing kalathos and sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar with his right hand and holding cornucopiae in his left. RIC 92a. Nearly fully silvered. Struck from a somewhat worn reverse die, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang.