RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA [after 9], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	MAXIMIANVS-NOBCAES [MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-CAES [IOVI CONS CAES]; Jupiter stg. l., chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding thunderbolt, l. leaning on sceptre. SMA [reversed sigma] in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to ANTIOCHIA 9 except for chlamys over l. shoulder instead of chlamys spread behind. There is also no eagle at Jupiter's feet. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 622. Not listed in Depeyrot but note that description of no. 8/4 (= ANTIOCHIA 9 in RIC) on p. 139 does not take into account such differences. Coin should be listed in RIC after ANTIOCHIA 9.

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.19 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 51 (lot 413) in March 2009 for CHF 9,500; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 114 (lot 854) in May 2019 for CHF 12,000. Other specimens: - sold on Nomos auction 19 (lot 351) in November 2019 for CHF 6,500; sold on MEP auction VI (lot 16) in December 2022 for EUR 9,200; sold on Hess Divo auction 341 (lot 127) in December 2023 for CHF 8,000; weight 5.30 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].