Featured A Gothic Fourée Aureus of Diocletian

Here is an update:

According to the authors of Leu Numismatics´ catalogue for their Auction 10, which features more of these pseudo-imperial Aurei including another specimen from the same pair of dies as my OP coin, it is indeed Maximian and not Diocletian who is pictured on this type, which is classified as "Tetrarchic Roma Group C" (Laureate and cuirassed bust of Maximianus to left, seen from behind / Roma, helmeted, seated left on throne, holding Victory presenting wreath in her right hand an sceptre in her left) by Leu.

Does anyone know if the groups presented by Leu to describe the contents of it´s "Aurum Barbarorum Collection", i.e.

-"Alexandria Troas Group" (earliest type, combining stolen reverse die featuring she-wolf and twins with both original and imitative obverse dies),
-"Early Group" (imitations including Trajan, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Julia Domna),
-"Gordian Group" (imitating Gordian III and Elagabalus) plus "Derived Gordian Group B" and "Derived Gordian Group C",
-Probus Groups A, D, E, F, and G plus a "Plated Group" and a "Derived Plated Group" (imitating Probus),
-"Tetrarchic Securitas Group A" (imitating Maximian)
-"Tetrarchic Consul Group B" (imitating Maximian)
-"Tetrarchic Adventus Group B" (imitating Maximian) and "D" (imitating Maximian or Diocletian)
-"Tetrarchic Biga Group D" (Diocletian or Maximian)
-"Tetrarchic Roma Group C" (Maximian facing left) and "D" (facing right)
-"Provincial Group" (with garbled greek inscriptions)

are based on another recent scientific publication on these interesting artefacts of which hundreds have come to light in the past decade?

 

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