RIC VI, ROMA, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [MONETA AVGG]

OBVERSE	IMPCCVALDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG [IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from rear.
REVERSE	MONETAAVGG [MONETA AVGG]; three Monetae stg. l., each holding scale and cornucopiae.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Æ medallions of the rulers of the First Tetrarchy with three Monetae on reverse are omitted both in RIC V/2 and RIC VI. Apparently most of these coins belong to the pre-reform coinage, but the present author decided to include them in this supplement. Note that the weight of individual specimens could vary significantly (from less than 20 g to 40 g and more). Listed in Gnecchi II (p. 125, no. 15).

NOTES

Æ medallion. Weight 29.72 g; diameter 37 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 114 (lot 835) in May 2019 for CHF 15,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 154 (lot 1476) in May 2025 for CHF 26,000. Other specimens: - from the Bibliothèque nationale de France (IFN-11353207); weight 37.15 g; diameter 36.6 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Tkalec Auction 2007 (lot 335) in April 2007 for CHF 15,500; sold on Nomos auction 5 (lot 254) in October 2011 for CHF 20,000; sold on Rauch auction 92 Part 2 (lot 1459) in April 2013 for EUR 15,000; weight 35.23 g [click for picture]; - ex J. Schulman, March 1923 (lot 2526); sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 72 (lot 750) in May 2013 for CHF 40,000; weight 32.48 g [click for picture]; - from Gnecchi II (plate 125, no. 1) [click for picture]; - from Gnecchi II (plate 125, no. 2) [click for picture]; - from Gnecchi II (plate 124, no. 10) [click for picture].