Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Unlisted => Topic started by: Victor on September 21, 2017, 10:27:18 AM

Title: Diocletian COMES AVGG from Lyons
Post by: Victor on September 21, 2017, 10:27:18 AM

This coin is not in RIC for workshop C


Diocletian
A.D. 292- 293
Ӕ Antoninianus
22x23mm    3.6gm
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
COMES AVGG; Minerva standing left, holding spear and resting left hand on shield
In ex. C
RIC V Lugdunum –

Title: Re: Diocletian COMES AVGG from Lyons
Post by: Genio popvli romani on September 22, 2017, 02:59:38 PM

Nice and rare find !
Bastien #444, 8th emission, 3 ex.

I assume that there are a few mistakes or approximations in RIC for this reference #15 :

-There is no known coin for Diocletian from the second workshop. Excepted a coin described by Voetter (see Bastien #628 note 4) but not to be found.
-All known coins are from third workshop.
-There is no known IMP DICOLETIANVS P F AVG (12) legend for the COMES AVGG emission (8th). Excepted the coin described by Voetter.
-#15 & 16 are rated common but the five  COMES AVGG types for Diocletian are known by 1 to 5 examples.
-Even if there is a confusion with Maximian's coins, there is only one emission (12th) that has an example for COMES AVGG with MAXIMIANVS P F AVG legend known by only one example (B.628).

Title: Re: Diocletian COMES AVGG from Lyons
Post by: Genio popvli romani on September 22, 2017, 04:04:54 PM

P.S. Your coin has a reverse die-match with the coin #444  illustrated in Bastien.

Title: Re: Diocletian COMES AVGG from Lyons
Post by: Victor on September 22, 2017, 08:04:05 PM

thanks...I didn't even check Bastien.

Title: Re: Diocletian COMES AVGG from Lyons
Post by: zenonmo on September 17, 2019, 05:03:10 AM

Another example from the workshop C - don't have Bastien at hand, so I can't check it...

Zenon M.

Title: Re: Diocletian COMES AVGG from Lyons
Post by: Victor on September 17, 2019, 01:42:23 PM

Quote from: zenonmo on September 17, 2019, 05:03:10 AM

Another example from the workshop C

Thanks for posting your example