Ancient Gold
Lot 3085 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $8,500
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DIOCLETIAN, (A.D. 284-305), gold aureus, issued 290-2, Antioch and Cyzicus mints, (5.352 grams), obv. laureate head of Diocletian to right, around DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, rev. around CONSVL IIII P P PRO COS, Diocletian standing to left holding a globe, (cf.S.3501, Cal. 4434, RIC 285, 307, C.-). Red peripheral tone, nearly as struck, extremely fine and very rare.
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