RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA [before 51], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI CONSERVATORI]

OBVERSE	MAXIMI-ANVSAVG [MAXIMIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICON-SERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l.; chlamys falls behind on both sides and is looped over r. arn; r. holds Victory on globe, l. leans on sceptre. Γ in right field. ALE in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC lists multiple of 2 aurei (ALEXANDRIA 49; Vienna ID123429, 10.65 g, 25.1 mm) with similar rev., but with different obv. legend [IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG] and bust type [laur., dr., cuir., seen from rear]. Coin should be listed before ALEXANDRIA 51. See also: ALEXANDRIA [before 51], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [IOVI CONSERVATORI]

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.25 g. Sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 84 (lot 1177) in May 2015 for CHF 42,000 (wrongly attributed to Maximian Herculius). Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik auction 8 (lot 374) in October 2021 for CHF 6,500; sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 113 (lot 756) in February 2022 for EUR 8,260; weight 5.37 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 49 (lot 433) in October 2008 for CHF 8,000 (also wrongly attributed to Maximian Herculius); weight 5.20 g [click for picture].