RB93346. Billon follis (large), Hunter V 22 (also 1st officina), RIC VI Ticinum 31a, SRCV IV 12772, Cohen VI 101,, Choice aEF, much silvering, well centered, flow lines, tiny edge split, 1st officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, weight 8.563g, maximum diameter 28.0mm, die axis 180
o, c. 296 - 297 A.D.; obverse IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (to the guardian spirit of the Roman People), Genius standing half left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders and left arm, kalathos on head, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, star lower left, PT in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection;
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