RIC VI, SISCIA [before 232a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED FOR RULER [FORGERY]

OBVERSE	IMPCCVALDIOCLETIANVSPFAVG [IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG]; bust r., rad., cuir.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-ERVATORIAVGGNN [IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN]; Jupiter stg. facing, head l., chlamys hanging from l. shoulder, r. holding Victory, l. leaning on sceptre; eagle at feet to l. Є in right field. SIS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. Rev. similar to SISCIA 232a (Licinius) or SISCIA 232b (Constantine). Peculiar obv. with Diocletian is not attested for this issue. But cf. for obv. RIC V/2 263, Siscia. Note, however, that this coin is in fact a modern forgery. See also: SISCIA [after 232a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED FOR RULER [FORGERY]

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From Numismatikforum; posted by Amentia. Other specimens: - from Numismatikforum; posted by Amentia; from the same dies [click for picture]; - sold on eBay i November 2025; weight 3.52 g; from the same dies [click for picture].