RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA 7a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA A [left field]

OBVERSE	DIOCLETI-ANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	PROVIDEN-TIAEAVGG [PROVIDENTAE AVGG]; the four princes sacrificing over tripod before archway in turreted enclousure. A in left field. ALE in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - A. RIC lists only officina Δ in right field (p. 661). However, the off. letter on specimen cited in RIC seems to be A. Listed in Gautier - Alexandria (p. 138, no. 1). See also: ALEXANDRIA 7a, DIOCLETIAN, [CORRECTION] ALEXANDRIA [before 7a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED MINTMARK [no officina letter]

NOTES

Argenteus. Weight 3.24 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 78 (lot 1122) in May 2014 for CHF 7,500. Other specimens: - from Gautier - Alexandria (plate XIII, no. 1); weight 3.21 g [click for picture].