Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 10

DIOCLETIAN (284-305) Aureus (1/60 L.). Rome (286)....

Estimate :
Subscribers only

DIOCLETIAN (284-305) Aureus (1/60 L.). Rome (286). 5,41 g. A/ IMP C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Prize-winning, draped and armoured bust of Diocletian on the right. R/ IOVI CONSER-VAT AVG/ --// - Naked Jupiter standing on the left, mantle on the shoulders, holding a thunderbolt in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. Cohen VI, p. 436, no. 216 (80f. gold) - RIC. V/2, p. 233, no. 134 - Calico II, p. 760, no. 4463. Minute graffiti on the reverse. Excellent portrait. Superb copy. Provenance: Ratto, March 30, 1946.

Auction's title
Auction's date
Auction location