RIC VI, ROMA [before 1], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [PRINCIPI IVVENTVT]

OBVERSE	DNMAXIM-IANOCAES [D N MAXIMIANO CAES]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	PRINCI-PI-I-VVENTVT [PRINCIPI IVVENTVT]; Prince stg. l. in military dress, r. holding standard, l. leaning on sceptre. PROM in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. The mark PROM was already known to Cohen (cf. Cohen, vol. VI, p. 517, no. 254) and to Voetter (cf. Sammlung Bachofen von Echt, Wien 1903, p. 133, no. 2329). Also Percy H. Webb - the author of RIC V - mentioned that "the exergual mark PR is common on aurei of the new style before and after the Reform. PROM appears after that event" (RIC vol. V, part II, p. 214). Unfortunately, entire AV series with PROM m.m. was omitted in RIC VI, in error. Note that so far two different rev. legend breaks are attested: I-PI-I-V and I-PIIV-V, which could make in RIC two separate entries (cf. TREVERI 802 and 807 or SISCIA 61 and SISCIA 62). Not listed in Depeyrot. Should be listed in RIC before ROMA 1. See also: ROMA [before 1], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [PRINCIPI IVVENTVT] ROMA [before 1], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [PRINCIPI IVVENTVT]

NOTES

Lighter aureus. Weight 5.80 g; diameter 18 mm. From the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collection (reg. no. 18239371). Other specimens: - from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.38310); weight 5.83 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - from Coryssa database (ID 1726532); Michael Stacks in December 1996 (lot 247); weight 5.49; rev. legend breaks I-PIIV-V [click for picture].