1322.  DIOCLETIAN. 284-305 AD.  AV Aureus (5.49 gm).  Struck 286 AD. Siscia
mint. Laureate and cuirassed  bust right /Mars walking left, holding branch
and  spear. RIC  V pt. 2,  349; Depeyrot 1/7.  Good VF,  a bit soft  on the
beard.  Very rare  variety;  both Depeyrot  and RIC  cite the  same pierced
specimen in Vienna. ($4000)




CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 1322.
 
 Lot sold for $3200.


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