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

OBVERSE	DNMAXIMI-ANOCAES [D N MAXIMIANO CAES]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	PRINCIPI-IV-VENTVT [PRINCIPI IVVENTVT]; Prince stg. r. in military dress, r. holding transverse spear, l. globe. 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. 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 5.48 g. Coin sold on Aurea Numismatika auction 102 (lot 198) in December 2021 for CZK 100,000. Probably the specimen from Hess Divo auction (shown below) after restoration/tooling. Other specimens: - sold on Hess Divo auction 336 (lot 194) in May 2019 for CHF 1,200; weight 5.52 g [click for picture].