RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA 9a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA B [right field], ENGRAVER'S ERROR

OBVERSE	DIOCLETI-ANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVS-MILITAM [VIRTVS MILITAM (sic!)]; three-turreted camp-gate, open; no doors. B in right field. ALE in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - B. RIC lists only officina Γ in right field (p. 661). Note that all known specimens have an engraver's error in rev. legend: MILITAM instead of MILITVM. Listed in Gautier Argent (294-312) (p. 578, no. 30 and p. 582, no. 56; different type of ties). See also: ALEXANDRIA 9a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA A [left field], ENGRAVER'S ERROR

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Argenteus. Weight 3.21 g; diameter 20 mm. Specimen cited in Gautier Argent (294-312) as no. 56b. Coin sold on Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 12 in October 2005 for USD 1,100; sold on CNG auction 85 (lot 1166) in September 2010 for USD 770; sold on Künker eLive auction 78 (lot 5587) in July 2023 for EUR 800. Other specimens: - sold on Heritage Auctions auction 271933 (lot 35424) in August 2019 for USD 810; sold on CNG eAuction 469 (lot 522) in June 2020 for USD 950; weight 3.29 g; diameter 20 mm; specimen cited in Gautier Argent (294-312) as no. 56a [click for picture]; - ex CNG auction 38 (lot 1137), June 1996; sold on Elsen auction 135 (lot 260) in December 2017 for EUR 500; weight 3.11 g; specimen cited in Gautier Argent (294-312) as no. 56c [click for picture]; - from Gautier Argent (294-312) (plate 78, no. 30a; weight 3.35 g [click for picture].