Description
Roman Empire. Diocletian, 284-305. Aureus 284-294, Rome. Gold 4.96 g.; 20 mm.
Obverse: Head of Diocletian, laureate, right. Obverse caption: DIOCLETI-ANVS P F AVG //
Reverse: Jupiter, seated left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at foot, eagle holding wreath in its beak. Reverse caption: IOVI C-ONSER-VATORI // PR
RIC: V 142a var. (bust type); Calicó 4510.
Very fine specimen, with a superb patina, struck on a very wide flan, with all the grenetis on the obverse and the reverse, with many details on the portrait as on the engraving of Jupiter.
NGC graded Ch VF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5
Comment
An extremely rare specimen, with a variety not mentioned in the RIC (RIC V Diocletian 142a), with the head of Diocletian, without his drapery or his cuirass. Only a few specimens are known, around ten of this variety have been seen in sales over the last 10 years and 4 examples of this variety are known in public collections (Vienna, Berlin, British Museum and ANS).
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