Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Lot 3338 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Estimate $9,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $11,000
DIOCLETIAN, (A.D. 284-305), gold aureus, issued 290-2, Antioch or Cyzicus mint, (5.31 g), obv. laureate head of Diocletian to right, around DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, rev. around CONSVL IIII P P PRO COS, Diocletian standing to left holding a globe, (S.12508, Calico 4434, RIC 285, 307, C.-). Red peripheral tone, nearly as struck, extremely fine and very rare.
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