RIC VI, ROMA [before 62], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED FOR RULER

OBVERSE	DIOCLETI-ANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VTILITAS-PVBLICA [VTILITAS PVBLICA]; Utilitas stg. facing, head l., with hands in drapery.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. Issue attested in RIC only for Maximian Herculius (p. 357). Coin should be listed before ROMA 62.

NOTES

Fraction. Weight 1.45 g. Coin sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 163 (lot 457) in December 2016 for EUR 880. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction in May 1999 for CHF 800; sold on CNG auction 90 (lot 1699) in May 2012 for USD 525; weight 1.08 g; diameter 16 mm; rev. legend break A-S [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 82 (lot 610) in October 2019 for EUR 260; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 40 (lot 1901) in March 2026 for CHF 440; weight 2.20 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture].