Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1717. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $2850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIOCLETIAN. 284-305 AD. AV Pre-Reform Aureus (5.23 gm, 2h). Cyzicus mint. Struck 286-287 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; SC*. RIC V 296 corr.; Depeyrot 6/3; Calicó 4488. Good VF, small punch on reverse, slight bend in flan. ($2000)

From the Rudolf Berk Collection.