RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA 73a, DIOCLETIAN, [CORRECTION], UNLISTED OFFICINA I

OBVERSE	DNDIOCLETIANOFELICISSIMOSENAVGG [D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVGG]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding olive-branch, l. mappa.
REVERSE	PROVIDENTIADEORVMQVIESAVGG [PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG]; Providentia stg. r., extending r. hand to Quies stg. l., r. holding branch, l. leaning on sceptre. I in middle field. ANT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	[CORRECTION], UNLISTED OFFICINA - I. RIC claims that this Providentia issue has a dot in m.m. (ANT•). However, there is no dot (or only accidental and extremely rare). According to RIC, there are "sometimes S F in field to l. and r.". Also not attested. Cf. footnote 4 on p. 624: "Evidence for this issue is far from strong; it is likely that • in the mint-mark may sometimes have been a misreading of : (as in the next mark). It is, however, included here on the supposition that it may in fact exist". Note that dots on some coins may be obliterated or absent due to clogged die and these coins in fact belong to the next issue (ANT:) but the existence of issue without dot seems to be well proven. For ANTIOCHIA 73a RIC lists only officinae Γ, Є and Z (p. 624), i.e. officina I was not known to Sutherland. See also: ANTIOCHIA 73a, DIOCLETIAN, [CORRECTION], UNLISTED OFFICINA A ANTIOCHIA 73a, DIOCLETIAN, [CORRECTION], OFFICINA Γ ANTIOCHIA 73a, DIOCLETIAN, [CORRECTION], UNLISTED OFFICINA ς ANTIOCHIA 73a, DIOCLETIAN, [CORRECTION], UNLISTED OFFICINA ΔЄ

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Weight 8.65 g; diameter 27 mm. From VCoins (Romae Aeternae Numismatics) and www.treasurerealm.com. Other specimens: - from Ancient Imports (officina letter and m.m uncertain); ex Failmezger; weight 9.7 g; diameter 27.9 mm [click for picture].