RIC VI, THESSALONICA 11b, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	MAXIMIA-NVSAVG [MAXIMIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTV-SMI-LITVM [VIRTVS MILITVM]; four-turreted campgate, open, with doors thrown back; star above arch. TS•A• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - A. RIC lists only officina Γ (p. 510). Listed in Gautier Argent (294-312) (p. 473, no. 9). See also: THESSALONICA 11b, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA B

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Argenteus. Weight 3.67 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 19 (lot 3065) in February 2022 for CHF 1,200; sold on Leu Numismatik auction 12 – Lang Collection (lot 1499) in May 2022 for CHF 1,200. Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik auction 11 (lot 284) in May 2022 for CHF 1,250; sold on Hirsch auction 378 (lot 1403) in February 2023 for EUR 1,450; weight 3.22 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik auction 11 (lot 286) in May 2022 for CHF 1,100; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2563) in March 2023 for CHF 2,200; weight 3.50 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 120 (lot 835) in October 2020 for CHF 1,500; weight 3.53 g [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik auction 7 (lot 1706) in October 2020 for CHF 1,700; sold on Leu Numismatik auction 11 (lot 285) in May 2022 for CHF 1,500; sold on Leu Numismatik auction 13 (lot 351) in May 2023 for CHF 1,700; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 29 (lot 2349) in February 2024 for CHF 1,600; weight 3.32 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Künker auction 100 (lot 80) in June 2005 for EUR 800; weight 3.13 g [click for picture]; - sold on Nomos auction 3 (lot 218) in May 2011 for CHF 2,000; weight 3.25 g [click for picture].