RIC VI, THESSALONICA 10, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY

OBVERSE	MAXIMIA-NVSNOBC [MAXIMIANVS NOB C]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VICTORIAE-SARMATICAE [VICTORIAE SARMATICAE]; four-turreted campgate, open, with doors thrown back; star above arch. TS•A• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to THESSALONICA 10 [CORRECTION] except for different rev. legend break: VICTORIAE-SARMATICAE instead of VICTORI-AESA-RMATICAE. Such difference sometimes makes in RIC (especially for gold and silver issues) a separate variety.

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Argenteus. Weight 3.31 g; diameter 21 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 42 (lot 196) in November 2007 for CHF 1,600; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 106 (lot 820) in May 2018 for CHF 1,500. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2021 (lot 1445) in May 2021 for CHF 750 (note additional dot in m.m.); weight 3.56 g [click for picture].