Diocletian. AD 284-305. Æ Sestertius (23mm, 5.40 g, 2h). Rome mint. Struck circa 285.Electronic Auction 505 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Diocletian. AD 284-305. Æ Sestertius (23mm, 5.40 g, 2h). Rome mint. Struck circa 285. IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / IOVI CONSER VAT AVGG, Jupiter standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC V 202 var. (rev. legend; there described as a semis); Triton X, lot 752 (hammer $1700). Dark brown surfaces, rough and porous, deposits. Near VF. Very rare. |