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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:     711588 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Diocletian Date Ruled:     AD 284-305 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 293-294 Weight:     5.62 g Die Axis:     7 h Obverse Legend:     DIOCLETI_ANVS P F AVG Obverse Description:     Laureated head right Reverse Legend:     IOVI FVLG_E_RAT_OR_I Reverse Description:     Jupiter standing right, drapery extending from left arm, hurling thunderbolt, held in right hand, at anguipede giant to right Exergue:     PR Mint Mark:     PR Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC unlisted Reference2:     Depeyrot 6/8 Reference3:     Calicó 4530a (this coin) Reference4:     Lukanc p. 183, 3 (same obv. die); Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com Price Sold For:     8000 USD Date Sold:     9/1/2006 Grade:     EF Notes:     (1) Classical Numismatic Group Triton IX: Lot No. 1588 (2) Ex Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 677. (3) Lukanc erroneously lists two coins of this type (in Princeton and Munich) as RIC V 146. The RIC listing is for a pre-reform aureus with a laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust, and Jupiter standing left. In contrast, the coins of the present type are clearly post-reform, and part of the Rome mint companion issue to the Trier aurei listed as RIC VI 20. Regarding the dating, Depeyrot lists this type as having been struck in 287 AD, which is clearly too early. His dating of the companion type at Trier (Depeyrot 2B) is 295 AD, which must also be the correct date for the Rome mint issue.

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