6-1463

RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA [before 61], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED FOR RULER

  

OBVERSE

MAXIMIA-NVSAVG [MAXIMIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

CONCORDIA-AVGETCAES [CONCORDIA AVG ET CAES]; Concordia stg. l., r. holding patera, l. leaning on sceptre. B or Γ in right field. ALE in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue only for Severus II. Cf. ALEXANDRIA 61, from officina B (from the British Museum Collection, reg. no. 1860,0329.40, 5.37 g).

General note from p. 653: "The only gold which can with certainty be attributed to this period is a unique aureus of Severus with Concordia Aug et Caes; the singular terminations must surely show Maximinus' readiness at Alexandria to publicize support for Severus in contrast to Galerius and Constantine. The coin is officina-marked, and continues on the standard of c. 5.3 gm.".

Officina letter uncertain. Listed in Depeyrot (p. 150, no. 11/2; not illustrated; off. letter given as B). Coin should be listed before ALEXANDRIA 61.

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.29 g. From the Cabinet des Médailles (reg. no. 1992-290).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski