Details
LOT 3519
Diocletian BI Nummus. AD 302-303. Thessalonica mint. 3rd officina.
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, pouring liquid from patera and holding cornucopia; Γ in right field, •TS• in exergue. RIC VI 25a. Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.(10.79gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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