Diocletian. AD 284-305. Æ Quinarius (16mm, 1.47 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 284-286.

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Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Diocletian. AD 284-305. Æ Quinarius (16mm, 1.47 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 284-286. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Virtus standing left, holding shield set on ground and reversed spear. RIC V 197; King 21d corr. (bust type; listed as AR; this coin). Brown patina, traces of silvering. Near EF. King cites only for examples, this one the only not in a public collection.

Ex Phil Peck Collection; Franz Trau Collection (Gilhofer & Ranschburg-A. Hess, 22 May 1935), lot 3270.


Closing Date and Time: 29 January 2020 at 14:15:00 ET.

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