RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA 102, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

OBVERSE	IMPCMAXIMIANVSPFENAVG [IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F EN (sic!) AVG]; head r., laur. (divergent ties; type α).
REVERSE	GENIOIMP-ERATORIS [GENIO IMPERATORIS]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. K in left field and B over P in right field. ALE in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to ALEXANDRIA 102 (CNG eAuction 547, lot 984, 7.13 g, 23.5 mm) except for EN in obv. legend instead of SEN. Apparently an engraver's error. RIC mentions this variety in footnote 3 on p. 678: "One of two [cited coins from Vienna] has ...PF EN AVG". But note that actually coins with error are considerably more common than coins with correct spelling.

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Weight 5.40 g; diameter 23-25 mm. From the Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Victor. Other specimens: - sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 119 (lot 1881) in April 2024 for GBP 95; weight 7.29 g; diameter 24 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG Triton XXVII (lot 6329) in January 2024 for USD 375; weight 6.85 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG eAuction 233 (lot 383) in May 2010 for USD 460; weight 6.86 g; diameter 24 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Vico auction 147 (lot 3362) in March 2017 for EUR 240; picture from the Late Roman Bronze Coin Forum; posted by Severus; weight 6.10 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in June 2010 for USD 44.08; now in a private collection; diameter 23 mm [click for picture]; - sold on M&M auction 61 (lot 1439) in October 1982 for CHF 320; ex Bastien; weight 7.75 g [click for picture].