RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Z

OBVERSE	IMPCGALVALMAXIMIANVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-ERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l., cloak spread behind, r. holding Victoriola on globe, l. leaning on sceptre, eagle at feat to l. Crescent in left field, Z in right field. ANT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Z. RIC lists for this rare issue officinae A, B, Γ, ς and H (p. 640). In footnotes 2 on p. 639 and 2 on p. 640 Sutherland mentions that also varieties without crescent exist (officinae ς and H), but they probably belong to a separate group. However, all these officinae (except of ς with crescent) are listed with remark "Confirmation needed" (footnotes 1 and 2 on p. 640). See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 639-640. See also: ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA A ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA B ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA B (no crescent) ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Z (no crescent) ANTIOCHIA 153a, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, [CONFIRMATION], OFFICINA H

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Weight 6.96 g; diameter 24 mm. Sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 93 (lot 1260) in January 2022 for GBP 80. Other specimens: - sold on Lydia Numismatics Online Auction 11 (lot 214) in October 2021 for EUR 12; now in Laurent Diot's collection; weight 7.0 g; diameter 24.6 mm [click for picture].