Diocletian (284 - 305)
    imitation of a common
    GENIO POPVLI ROMANI prototyle from the London mint
    IMP C DIOCLETAINVS PF AC   [blundered only at the very end -- the prototype ends AVG]
    nothing in exergue, which indicates the London mint
AE26.  6:00.  Minor edge chip at 9:00 from corroded flan.  4.87 grams (only about half the usual weight)

The imitation resembles RIC VI (London) 6a. Note that number 11 has legend ending "AV" and has "lettering crude, possibly semi-barbarous."
    The illustrated similar coin is RIC VI (London) 6a "c. 300+".

Diocletian prototype

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