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665. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AR Argenteus (20mm, 3.43 g, 7h). Ticinum mint, 1st officina. Struck circa AD 295. Laureate head right / VICTORIA SARMAT, tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets. RIC VI 16a; Jeločnik 29; RSC 488d. EF, lustrous surfaces, small scrape on neck. ($500) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 994.
666. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AR Argenteus (20mm, 3.36 g, 6h). Serdica mint, 3rd officina. Struck circa AD 304-May AD 305. Laureate head right / VIRTVS MILITVM, three-turreted camp gate without doors; •SM•SDΓ•. RIC VI 1a (unlisted officina); Gautier 7; RSC 520b. Superb EF, toned with some iridescence around the devices. ($1000)
667. Diocletian. AD 284-305. AR Argenteus (20mm, 3.45 g, 12h). Thessalonica mint, 1st officina. Struck circa AD 302. Laureate head right / VIRTV-S MI-LITVM, four-turreted camp gate with doors; TS•A•. RIC VI 11a (unlisted officina); RSC 521b. EF, bright surfaces, light mark on obverse, hairline die break on reverse. ($500)
668. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.19 g, 12h). Ticinum mint. Struck circa AD 303-304. MAXIMIAN-VS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / XX/ MAXI/MIAN/I AVG/ SMT in five lines within wreath. RIC VI 11b (R3); Depeyrot 7/2; Calicó 4770. EF. Rare. ($20,000) Ex Naville XVII (3 October 1934), lot 929. A donative issue struck on the occasion of the vicennalia of Diocletian and Maximianus.
669. Maximianus. First reign, AD 286-305. AR Argenteus (19mm, 3.05 g, 6h). Siscia mint. Struck circa AD 303. Laureate head right / VICTORI-A AVGG, four-turreted camp gate without doors; SIS. RIC VI –; RSC –. Choice EF, toned, lustrous surfaces. Extremely rare. ($1000) Ex Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 1408.
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