Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (17.4mm, 5.26 g, 12h). Post-reform issue. Nicomedia mint. Struck AD 294. DIOCLETIA NVS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CONSE RVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left; SMN. RIC VI 5a; Depeyrot 2/4; Calicó 4506. Removed from jewelry, various marks, dings, and scratches. Near VF.
From the Conti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 429 (26 September 2018), lot 362; MPO/Heritage Auctions Europe 48 (26 November 2015), lot 340.