Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.41 g, 11h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 298. NGC graded MS, 5/5, 4/5, scratch.Triton XXVI Roman Imperial, Gold Sold For $ 9 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.41 g, 11h). Alexandria mint. Struck AD 298. DIOCLET IANVS AVG, laureate head right / IOVI CO N SER AVςς (sic), Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; –|*//ALE. VanHorn Emission 5; RIC VI 4 var. (obv. legend break); Lukanc p. 135, 2; Depeyrot 6/1 var. (same); Calicó 4454 var. (no star)
. Underlying luster. Wonderful high relief portrait. In NGC encapsulation 6556106-004, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, scratch. Very rare, only two in CoinArchives. |