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ID: |
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00816q00 |
| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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Diocletian |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 284-305
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| Metal: |
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Bronze |
| Denomination: |
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AE Medallion |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Weight: |
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24.14 g |
| Obverse Legend: |
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IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureated, draped, and cuirassed bust right |
| Reverse Legend: |
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MONETA AVGG |
| Reverse Description: |
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The three Monetas standing facing together,heads left, each holding a scale in its right hand and a cornucopia in the left: at their feet each has N accumulation of coinage metal (gold, silver and bronze). |
| Mint Mark: |
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none |
| Mint: |
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Rome |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC unlisted |
| Reference2: |
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Gnecchi II, p. 125, Plate 14 and 124, 9 (same die) |
| Reference3: |
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Cohen 325 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Numismatik Lanz |
| Source: |
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http://www.lanz.com |
| Price Sold For: |
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4800 Euro |
| Date Sold: |
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2002-05-27 |
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Grade:
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Dark, reddish-brown patina small signs of corrosion, aEF |
| Notes: |
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(1) Numismatik Lanz Auction 109: Lot No. 816
(2) Ex ECR G. Mazzini, Volume 4, p. 266 and Plate LXXIII, 331, and 341 from F. Sternberg, auction XVI (15 to 16 November 1985, Zurich), No. 341 |
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