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RIC VI, THESSALONICA 48, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Є

   

OBVERSE

DIVOMAXIMIANO [DIVO MAXIMIANO]; bust r., veiled.

REVERSE

MEMDIVIM-AXIMIANI [MEM DIVI MAXIMIANI]; eagle surmounting domed shrine with closed doors. Є in right field. •SM•TS• in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OFFICINA - Є. RIC lists only officina A (p. 518; rarity R5). General note from p. 507: "A small and now extremely rare Mem Divi Maximiani was struck in honour of Galerius. Date, c. 311". Not listed in Bastien AMGM.

See also:
THESSALONICA 48, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA B
THESSALONICA 48, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ
THESSALONICA 48, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ

NOTES

Sold on eBay in November 2012 for USD 92.01. Ex Rick Morton Collection.

Other specimens:

- from CGB E-shop (brm_115898), sold for EUR 875; weight 4.77 g; diameter 24 mm [click for picture];

- sold on Savoca Numismatik 3rd silver online auction (lot 205) in September 2019 for GBP 85; weight 4.07 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture];

- from Wildwinds (authenticity of this coin could be disputable) [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski