RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA 10a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ [right field]

OBVERSE	DIOCLETI-ANVSAVG [DIOCLETIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVS-MILITVM [VIRTVS MILITVM]; three-turreted camp-gate, open; no doors. Γ in right field. ALE in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Γ. RIC lists only officina A, in right field (p. 662). Listed in Gautier Argent (294-312) (p. 579, no. 39). Note, however, that some specimens shown below are listed in Gautier Argent (294-312) as ALEXANDRIA 9a (p. 581, no. 50). For the present author, the distinction between these two types is somehow unclear. See also: ALEXANDRIA 10a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA A [left field] ALEXANDRIA 10a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA B [right field] ALEXANDRIA 10a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA B [left field] ALEXANDRIA 10a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA B [middle field] ALEXANDRIA 10a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA B [middle field], ENGRAVER'S ERROR ALEXANDRIA 10a, DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ [left field]

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Argenteus. Weight 3.25 g; diameter 18 mm. Specimen cited in Gautier Argent (294-312) as no. 39c. Sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 9 (lot 621) in June 2014 for GBP 340. Other specimens: - sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 31 (lot 562) in November 2016 for GBP 550; weight 3.28 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 24 (lot 660) in January 2016 for GBP 320; weight 2.99 g; diameter 18 mm; specimen cited in Gautier Argent (294-312) as no. 39e [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 114 (lot 928) in March 2022 for EUR 220; weight 2.91 g; diameter 18 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in July 2020 for EUR 167.67; weight 2.62 g; diameter 16.5 mm [click for picture]; - from Gautier - Alexandria (plate XIV, no. 30); weight 2.87 g; specimen cited in Gautier Argent (294-312) as no. 39f [click for picture]; - from Gautier - Alexandria (plate XIV, no. 31); weight 3.33 g; specimen cited in Gautier Argent (294-312) as no. 50b, i.e. ALEXANDRIA 9a [click for picture]; - from Gautier - Alexandria (plate XIV, no. 32); weight 3.34 g; specimen cited in Gautier Argent (294-312) as no 50a, i.e. ALEXANDRIA 9a [click for picture].