Diocletian. AD 284-305. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck under Carausius, circa AD 286-circa 293. Good VF.

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Lot: 539.
Closing Date: Aug 14 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Silver

Estimate: $ 200

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Diocletian. AD 284-305. Antoninianus (21.5mm, 4.42 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck under Carausius, circa AD 286-circa 293. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right / PA [X] AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and vertical scepter; S|P//MLXXI. RIC V –; Bourne 21 (this coin, illustrated); Malcolm Lyne, “Some New Coin Types of Carausius and Allectus and the History of the British Provinces: AD 286-296” in NC 2003, p. 163 and pl. 27, 24 (this coin). Dark green-brown patina, light roughness. Good VF.

From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 1327.


Closing Date and Time: 14 August 2024 at 12:59:20 ET.

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