Gold aureus of Diocletian, Siscia, 286 A.D.
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; Laureate and cuirassed half-bust of Diocletian l., with r. hand raised.
IOVI CONSERVATORI; Jupiter standing facing, head r., holding sceptre and thunderbolt.
RIC —; Cohen —; Depeyrot 1/5; Kent-Hirmer pl. 151, 581; Lukanc p. 229, 2; Calicó 4498
Picture credit: Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG (Auction 54), 24.3.2010, lot 600
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