RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	IMPCGALVALMAXIMIANVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-ERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l., cloak spread behind, r. holding Victoriola on globe, l. leaning on sceptre, eagle at feat to l. Crescent in left field, B in right field. ANT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	[CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA B. RIC lists for this rare issue officinae A, B, Γ, ς and H (p. 640). In footnotes 2 on p. 639 and 2 on p. 640 Sutherland mentions that also varieties without crescent exist (officinae ς and H), but they probably belong to a separate group. However, all these officinae (except of ς with crescent) are listed with remark "Confirmation needed" (footnotes 1 and 2 on p. 640). See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 639-640. See also: ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA A ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA B (no crescent) ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA OFFICINA Z ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Z (no crescent) ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA H

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Weight 6.00 g; diameter 23 mm. Coin sold on eBay in May 2021 for GBP 55. Other specimens: - sold on Savoca Numismatik 160th Blue Auction (lot 1687) in April 2023 for EUR 16; weight 5.61 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Vico auction 147 (lot 3423) in March 2017 for EUR 34; ex Dattari [click for picture].