RIC VI, ROMA [before 1], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG]

OBVERSE	DIOCLETI-ANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICO-NSER-VATAVGG [IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG]; Jupiter stg. l, chlamys hanging behind, r. holding thunderbolt, l. leaning on sceptre. PROM in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Rev. type and legend listed in RIC V/2 [DIOCLETIAN 134-140], but not with obv. legend DIOCLETIANVS AVG and unusual m.m - PROM. Coin should be listed before ROMA 1. See also: ROMA [before 1], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG]

NOTES

Lighter aureus. Weight 5.85 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Hess-Divo AG auction in October 2006 for $8,296.