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LOT 3173
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 300-301.
Antioch mint. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera, from which liquor flows; K in left field, Δ over H in right field, ANT in exergue. RIC VI 54a. Very Fine.(9.67gr, 26mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3173
Diocletian BI Nummus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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