The George W. La Borde Collection of Roman Aurei Part I
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Diocletian, 284 – 305
Aureus, Nicomedia circa 294, AV 5.35 g. DIOCLETIA – NVS P F AVG Laureate head r. Rev. IOVI CONSE – RVATORI Jupiter standing l., holding thunderbolt and sceptre; in exergue, SMN. C 251 var. (Victory on globe instead of thunderbolt). RIC 5a. Lukanc p. 230, 2. Depeyrot 2. Calicó 4506.
Virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Provenance
Sold by Monnaies et Médailles, auction 35, Basel, 16 June 1967, lot 127.
Sold by Leu Numismatik, auction 91, Zurich, 10-11 May 2004, lot 664.
Sold by Harlan J. Berk with Freeman & Sear, auction Gemini II, New York, 10 January 2006, lot 511.