RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA [after 12], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED MINTMARK

OBVERSE	MAXIMIA-NVSAVGVSTVS [MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	CONSVL-V-PPPROCOS [CONSVL V P P PROCOS]; Emperor, laur., togate, stg. facing, head l., r. holding out globe, l. holding short baton at side. Star in left field. SMA [retrograde sigma] star in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED MINTMARK. Specimen similar to ANTIOCHIA 11 (ANS 1955.191.3, 5.36 g, 19 mm) except for star in left field (cf. ANTIOCHIA 22, p. 615). See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 613-614. Not listed in Depeyrot but mentioned (specimen from Glendining auction) on p. 141 as presumably an engraver's error (CONSVL V in rev. legend instead of CONSVL VI). Note, however, that confirmed existence of corresponding piece minted for Diocletian (CONSVL VI) with the same m.m. questions this hypothesis. Coin should be listed in RIC after ANTIOCHIA 12. See also: ANTIOCHIA [after 13], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED MINTMARK

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.36 g; diameter 19 mm. Sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 310 (lot 685) in March 2025 for EUR 6,000. Other specimens: - from Glendining auction in April 1970, lot 377 (attributed to Galerius) [click for picture].