RIC VI, ROMA [after 40b], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, OFFICINA Є

OBVERSE	MAXIMIA-NVSAVG [MAXIMIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTV-S-M-ILITVM [VIRTVS MILITVM]; the four princes sacrificing over tripod before gate in six-turreted enclosure. Є in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Coin similar to ROMA 40b except for rev. legend breaks: VIRTV-S-M-ILITVM instead of VIRTVS-MILITVM. Note that for silver coins different legend break usually makes a separate entry (cf. RIC VI SISCIA 34a-38b). Listed in Gautier Argent (294-312) (p. 324, no. 231) as a separate type. However, there are sometimes inconsistencies in RIC (cf. ROMA 37b or footnote 2 on p. 354 to ROMA 42a: "Specimen of off. Γ at Vienna with Virtu-s-Militum"). Anyway, coin could be listed after ROMA 40a. See also: ROMA [after 40b], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, OFFICINA A

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Argenteus. Weight 3.24 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 469 (lot 524) in June 2020 for USD 475; sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 75 (lot 775) in October 2020 for GBP 650.