Details
LOT 3513
Diocletian BI Nummus. Circa AD 296-298. Aquileia mint. 1st officina.
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopia; AQP in exergue. RIC VI 23a. Extremely Fine. Almost complete original silvering.(9.71gr, 28mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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