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RIC VI, TICINUM 57b, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE OR MINT ERROR

  

OBVERSE

DNMAXIMIANOFELICISSIMOSENAVG [D N MAXIMIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding olive branch, l. mappa.

REVERSE

PROVIDENTIADEORVMQVIESAVGG [PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG]; Providentia stg. r., extending r. hand to Quies stg. l., r. holding branch downward, l. leaning on sceptre. PT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE OR MINT ERROR. Specimen similar to TICINUM 57b except for absence of dot in right field. Variety attested for all types of obverses but note that all known specimens are from officina P only. It can be a small unlisted issue or error in mint instructions which was quickly corrected. Also, clogged die cannot be excluded.

See also:
TICINUM 56a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE OR MINT ERROR
TICINUM 56b, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE OR MINT ERROR
TICINUM 57a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE OR MINT ERROR

NOTES

Weight 7.95 g; diameter 25 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 332 (lot 351) in August 2014 for USD 320.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski