Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.35 g, 7h). Cyzicus mint. Struck AD 286-287. Superb EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 867. Estimated: $ 10 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 12 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.35 g, 7h). Cyzicus mint. Struck AD 286-287. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CO NSE RVATORI, Jupiter, nude but for chlamys draped over shoulders, standing left, holding thunderbolt in extended right hand and scepter in left; SC*. RIC V 297 var. (mint mark); Depeyrot 6/3; Calicó 4488 var. (bust type); Biaggi 1719 (same dies); I. & L. Goldberg, eds., Money of the World: Coins That Made History (Whitman, 2007), 54 (this coin). Lightly toned, highly lustrous, a few minor edge marks. Superb EF. Very rare.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 135 (21 November 2022), lot 371; Millennia Collection (Goldberg 46B, 25 May 2008), lot 136.


The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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