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RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA 33b, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR
  
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OBVERSE
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GALVALMAXIMIANVSNOBCAEC [GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAEC (sic!)]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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GENIOPOPV-L-IROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera from liquor usually (but not invariably) flows. XX in left field, A over I in right field. ALE in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to ALEXANDRIA 33b (BM B.6237, 9.53 g, 25 mm) except for CAEC in obv. legend instead of CAES. Apparently an engraver's error.
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NOTES
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Weight 10.88 g; diameter 24 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 21 (lot 5268) in July 2022 for CHF 30.
Other specimens:
- sold on eBay in November 2007 for USD 80 [click for picture].
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