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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     Depeyrot_4 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Diocletian Date Ruled:     AD 284-305 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Ceremonial Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 287 Weight:     6.33 g Obverse Legend:     IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Obverse Description:     Laureate bust left, wearing consular robes and holding eagle-tipped scepter in right hand Reverse Legend:     IOVI CONSERVATO_RI AVGG Reverse Description:     Emperor standing right holding a sceptre, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, holding sceptre. Exergue:     SMA Mint Mark:     SMA/ N in center field Mint:     Antioch Primary Reference:     RIC unlisted Reference2:     Depeyrot p. 138, 4 (Dumbarton Oaks) Reference3:     Lukanc, Diokletianus, p. 152, 5 (Dumbarton Oaks, same reverse die) Price Sold For:     16500 USD Date Sold:     Jan. 11, 2005 Notes:     1)Freeman & Sear - Gemini I Auction, Session 2 - Lot No. 443 2) Ex Berk Buy or Bid Sale 96, 1997, lot 14. 3) All normal gold coins of Diocletian at the Antioch mint, from his accession until a stylistic reform of the coinage ca. 291, bore Greek numerals designating their weight, first O = 70 to a pound (ca. 4.6 gm), then later X = 60 to a pound (ca. 5.3 gm). Since our coin is in the same early style, its N in the field must be taken to mean "50 to a pound" (ca. 6.4 gm)

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