| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 146 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Diocletian, 284 – 305. Aureus, Cyzicus 286, AV 21 mm, 5.30g. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. IOVI CONSERVATORI ORBIS Jupiter standing l., holding thunderbolt and sceptre. C 282. RIC 299. Lukanc 14. Depeyrot –, cf. 2/3 (Jupiter holding Victory). Calicó 4525 (these dies). Struck on a very large flan, minor marks, otherwise virtually as struck and almost Fdc Ex NAC sale 88, 2015, 486. Due to its heavy weight we decided to date this coin in 286 after the monetary reform of Diocletian that increased the weight of the aureus from 1/70 ounce to 1/60 ounce. Interestingly, this is only the second heavy specimen to be recorded for this type. Estimate: 10000 CHF |  |
