Diocletian. AD 284-305. AV Aureus (19mm, 5.38 g, 11h). Consular issue. Antioch mint. Struck AD 296-297. DIOCLETIA NVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / CONSVL VI P P PROCOS, Diocletian, laureate and wearing consular toga, standing left, holding globe and short scepter; *|–//SMAΣ (Σ retrograde). RIC VI 13 var. (without star in field); Lukanc p. 226, 15 var. (same); Depeyrot 12/1 var. (same); Calicó 4440 var. (same). Lustrous. NGC photo certified 6556104-002, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Very rare, unpublished variety. This configuration of mint markings is known for this type for Diocletian during his 7th consulship (RIC VI 20).
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