6-3179

RIC VI, LUGDUNUM [after 75], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [O]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCDIOCLETIANVSPAVG [IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., spear over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [O].

REVERSE

GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. Altar in left field, A in right field. PLC in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - O. Not attested for obv. legend 1b (p. 249). Bust may be regarded as bust type J (also unlisted in RIC for obv. legend 1b). But see also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 248; BUSTS D, E, H and J. Not listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) and Bastien Lyon - suppléments I-II. Coin should be listed in RIC after LUGDUNUM 80.

NOTES

Coin sold on Künker eLive auction 435 (lot 9266) in November 2025 for EUR 490 [lot of 4 coins].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski