Lot 2960

Description

Diocletian, (A.D. 284-305), pre-reform coinage, silvered antoninianius (3.92g), Lugdunum mint, 1st officina, issued 292-3, obv. radiate and cuirassed bust right, IMP DIOCLETIANVS P AVG, rev. IOVI AVGG, Jupiter seated left, holding globe surmounted by Victory and staff, A in exergue (S.12658); another Lugdunum mint (3.74g), 4th officina, issued 285-6, rev. Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre and thunderbolt, IOVI CONSERVATORI (S.12669); reformed coinage, billon follis (8.53g), Rome mint, 1st officina, issued 302-5, obv. laureate head right, IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG, rev. Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae R P in exergue, SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN; another similar (9.91g), Heraclea mint, 1st officina, issued 296-8, rev. Genius standing left, modius on head, chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae, HTA in exergue (S.12787; RIC 19a). The second fine, rest very fine - extremely fine. (4)