RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA 135b, MAXIMINUS, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR
OBVERSE
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IMPCGALERVAMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP C GALER VA (sic!) MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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BONOGENIOPII-IMPERATORIS [BONO GENIO PII IMPERATORIS]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae. Crescent over K in left field and Γ over P in right field. ALE in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to ALEXANDRIA 135b except for ...GALER VA MAXIMINVS... in obv. legend instead of ...GALER VAL MAXIMINVS... Probably an engraver's error.
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NOTES
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Weight 7.04 g; diameter 24 mm. Coin sold on VAuctions 258 (lot 60) in January 2011 for USD 258.
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