6-2832

RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA 86, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

DNMAXIMIANOBAEATISSM [D N MAXIMIANO BAEATISSM (sic!)]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding olive branch, l. mappa (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 672).

REVERSE

PROVIDENTIAD-EORVM [PROVIDENTIA DEORVM]; Providentia stg. r., extending r. hand to Quies stg. l., holding branch, l. leaning on sceptre. Γ in middle field. ALE in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. BAEATISSM in obv. legend instead of BAEATISSIM. Possibly an engraver's error. Note, however, that for this type many variants of obv. legend are attested and it is sometimes hard to differentiate an intended variety from an error.

NOTES

Weight 2.91 g; diameter 20.5 mm. Ex Dattari. Sold on CNG eAuction 470 (lot 379) in June 2020 for USD 70.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski