Ancients
Diocletian (AD 284-305). AV aureus (20mm, 5.17 gm, 7h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5. Cyzicus, 1/60 of the Roman pound standard, AD 286-287. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Diocletian right, seen from behind / IOVI CO-NSE-RVATORI, Jupiter standing facing, nude but for chlamys on left shoulder, head left, thunderbolt in raised right hand, grounded scepter in left; S C in exergue. Calicó 4501. RIC V.II 297. Sunny surfaces glistening with luster and razor-sharp devices.
Ex MDC Monaco, Auction 6 (29 October 2020), lot 147; Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 97 (12 December 2016), lot 232, privately purchased from Tradart; 51 Gallery Sale (October 2014), lot 109; Numismatica Genevensis, Auction 1 (24 November 2000), lot 172
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Estimate: 15000-18000 USD