Diocletian (284-305), Follis, London, 297, first issue, laureate bust right, imp c diocletianvs p f avg, rev. genio popvli romani, naked Genius standing left, modius on head, holding patera and cornucopiæ, lon in exergue, 11.18g (CT 1.01.001; RIC 1a; Sear 12759; S 695). Some surface porosity, otherwise very fine, rare £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: A Collection of Roman Coins, Glendining Auction, 2 February 1977, lot 149; SNC April 1977 (2964); bt Spink January 1978.

The first London issue following the reconquest of Britain by Constantius I, and the first use of the lon mint-mark