Diocletian - Lugdunum (pre-reform) - RIC 046 Bust Type C

Obv:– IMP C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, Radiate draped and cuirassed bust right (seen from rear) Rev:– IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter standing left with thunderbolt & scepter Minted in Lugdunum (A | _). Emission 2, Officina 2. Spring to Summer A.D. 286 Reference:– Cohen -. Bastien -. RIC V pt. 2 - 46 Bust Type C Unlisted with this obverse legend in Bastien. Bastien did not find any examples of this type with this obverse legend but notes it originating in O. Voetter on Page 42, which is where RIC takes it. RIC rates it as a common coin.