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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 106

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Roman Empire, Diocletian (284-305), (4) AE Follis Coins, IMP C DIOCLETIANVS AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right, rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, wearing modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiae, no mintmark, 10.91g, 7h (RIC 6a; Askew 581; Spink 696), dark green patina, strong striking, very fine; and another similar, IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate bust right, rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing to left, wearing modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiae, S-A in fields, 10.28g, 7h (RIC 6a; Askew 586; variant of Spink 696), dark patina, brighter hues peeking through, green copper deposits on edge, strong strike, very fine; and another similar, D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right, rev. PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia and Quies face each other, no mintmark, 8.49g, 6h (RIC 77a; Askew 592; Spink 697), green patina, some roughness and porosity, very fine; and another similar, D N DIOCLETIANO P F AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right, rev. QVIES AVGG, Quies standing left holding branch and sceptre, 8.19g, 7h (RIC 98; Askew 596; Spink 697A), green patina, some roughness, very fine (4)

Provenance

i) 'IF', by private treaty, 1989 - £19

- Another ticket with coin stating £7.5

ii) T Matthews, by private treaty, 1987 - £38

iii) T Matthews, by private treaty, 1984 - £65

iv) T Matthews, by private treaty, 1991 - £38


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Sold for
£130

Starting price
£80