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Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 4.81 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 294. DIOCLETI ANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / IOV I CONSE RVATORI, Jupiter, draped at waist, enthroned left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak; PROM. RIC VI –; Depeyrot 9/4; Calicó 4511. Toned with some luster. Choice EF. Extremely rare.
The corpus of this extremely rare issue is as follows:
(1) R. Ratto (19 January 1956), lot 271; Bourgey (6 December 1910), lot 273; Bourgey (24 April 1908, lot 373. This is the only example referenced by Depeyrot 9/4, and is used for the illustration of Calicó 4511.
(2) Numismatica Ars Classica 150 (2 December 2024), lot 907; Numismatica Ars Classica 111 (24 September 2018), lot 210.
(3) Classical Numismatic Group 129 (13 May 2025), lot 567 (the present example).
The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 129 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2025. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 13 May at 2 PM 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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