Diocletian, 284 – 305.
Aureus circa 286, AV 6.55 g. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. IOVI CO – NSER – VAT AVGG Jupiter standing l., holding long sceptre in his r. hand and thunderbolt in his l. C 216. Lukanc Rome 5 var. RIC 134 var. Depeyrot 2C/1 var. Calicó 4463 var.
A bold portrait struck on an exceptionally large flan. A minor edge nick at
eight o’clock on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck and almost Fdc

Ex Leu 93, 2005, Perfectionist, 114 and LHS 100, 2007, 548 sales.