6-698

RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA 7a, DIOCLETIAN, MINTMARK VARIETY

   

OBVERSE

DIOCLETI-ANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTAE AVGG]; the four princes sacrificing over tripod before archway in turreted enclousure. ALE in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Coin similar to ALEXANDRIA 7a except for the absence of officina letter (Δ) in right field (p. 661). Note that portrait apparently shows the features of Domitius Domitianus (see footnote 1 on p. 661).

NOTES

Argenteus. Weight 3.03 g. Coin sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in September 2004 for $1,000.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski