Diocletian. As Senior Augustus, AD 305-311/2. Æ Follis (28mm, 10.08 g, 6h). Abdication issue. Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa May AD 305-spring 307. VF.

Electronic Auction 525 – Session 2
Lot: 1374. Estimated: $ 150

Selections from the DiMarzio Collection of London Mint Æs, Bronze

Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Diocletian. As Senior Augustus, AD 305-311/2. Æ Follis (28mm, 10.08 g, 6h). Abdication issue. Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa May AD 305-spring 307. Laureate bust right, wearing trabea/mantle, holding branch in right hand and mappa in left / Providentia standing right, extending right hand to Quies standing left, holding olive branch in right hand and holding scepter in left; –|–//–. RIC VI 76a; C&T 4.01.001. Dark brown patina, slight roughness, obverse die wear. VF. Rare.

From the Paul DiMarzio Collection. Ex J.S. Vogelaar Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 204, 11 February 2009), lot 146.

Unreduced nummi of London struck at 32 pieces to the Roman pound for a theoretical weight of 10.08 g.

Closing Date and Time: 20 October 2022 at 12:04:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.