Diocletian in imperial mantle

@Valentinian
The Max Herc - IOVI AVGG appears with several bust types, all of which are scarcer when compared with the equivalent Diocletian type


The following with a military bust is quite a bit scarcer

Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– IOVI AVGG, Jupiter seated left, holding victory on globe in right hand and leaning on scepter in left hand
Minted in Lugdunum (//A). Emission 7, Officina 1. Sping A.D. 290 - 291
Reference:– Cohen 319. Bastien XI 332 (7). Voetter p. 57. RIC V Pt. 2 384a (Rated R)


And then I have this one which is yet to be published.... but is planned to be included in the next Bastien Supplement

Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right (seen from front)
Rev:– IOVI AVGG, Jupiter standing right holding thunderbolt and spear,eagle at feet.
Minted in Lugdunum (//A). Emission 7. Officina 1. Spring A.D. 290 – A.D. 291
Reference(s) – Cohen -. Bastien - (0). RIC V Pt. 2 Lugdunum - Bust Type C.

This reverse type not noted in RIC or Bastien for Maximianus Herculius.

It is noted in RIC and Bastien for Diocletian (RIC quotes as common, Bastien 300 (1), 301 (1) and 302 (3) would appear to counter this rating)

 

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I have no antoninianii of Diocletion but here is a recent Diocletian purchase with an interesting Africa reverse from Carthage:

Denomination: Follis
Era: 307 CE
Metal: AE
Obverse: IMP DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG; Laureate head of Diocletian
Reverse: FELIX A-DV-ENTAVGG NN; Africa stdg, facing head l, ln long drapery with elephant-skin head-dress, r. holding standard, l. tusk; at feet to l, lion with captured bull. "I" to left, PKP in exergue
Mint: Carthage
Weight: 8.62 g.
Reference: RIC 23a
Provenance: CNG EAuction 491, 5-MAY-2021 lot 491

 

The imperial mantle does appear from other mints during this period too. I did own this one which I believe is relatively scarce.

Obv:– IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, Radiate bust left, wearing imperial mantle, holding eagle headed sceptre
Rev:– PRIMIS X MVLTIS XX, Victory standing right, left, holding victory, left foot on rock, inscribing VO/T X on shield on palm tree
Minted in Rome (_ R // XXID).
Reference:– Cohen 388. RIC V Pt. 2 177 Bust Type H (Rated scarce)



I would love to own a medallion but all I have is a 19th century uniface plaster cast which has been hand painted to imitate patination and is part of a small set of these casts I obtained many years ago. This is as close as I am going to get to owning one.

 

Here's the original that was taken from, from the BnF web site:



https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b113532165

 

The unlisted Iovi Avgg is great to see, thanks for posting it!

 

@Valentinian, in your OP the reference for the Diocletian with imperial mantle is:
Bastien, Lyons 248.
RIC V.II Lyons (Lugdunum) 27H

the same reference as here http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/Diocletian.html

I have this coin too, and according to numismatics.org (which doesn't differentiate the bust type) they are all attributed as RIC V Diocletian 28 and Bastien 323:
http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.dio.28
http://numismatics.org/collection/1984.146.104

At numismatics.org I can't find RIC V.II Lyons (Lugdunum) 27H. Could you please point me where I can find it?

 

Another Probus with imperial mantle:
Antoninianus, Rome, 278 AD; 3rd emission, 5th Officina
23 mm, 3.825 g
RIC V Probus 202 Bust type H; Cohen 644;

Ob.: IMP PROBVS AVG Radiate bust of Probus to l. wearing imperial mantle, holding scepter surmounted by eagle in right hand
Rev.: SOLI INVICTO Sol, radiate, in spread quadriga riding left, holding globe in r. hand and whip in l. hand; Mintmark: -/-//R*ϵ

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You are right. It really is 28H, not 27H. The difference in the two is the obverse legend. Each RIC number has four or five obverse bust types and the obverse bust was clearly associated with 27, but I see it is one of the possibilities with 28 as well and 27 has legend "IMP DIOCLETIANVS P AVG" and my coin lacks the "P".

Thanks for pointing that out.