RIC VI, ROMA [after 56], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED FOR RULER [...CAES]

OBVERSE	MA[X]IMIANV-SNOBCAES [MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., seen from front.
REVERSE	PRINC-IP-IIV-VENTVT [PRINCIPI IVVENTVT]; prince stg. l. in military dress, r. holding standard, l. leaning on long sceptre.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this type only for Constantius. Prince on rev. is described in RIC as "leaning on spear". Apparently should be "on long sceptre". Listed in King (p. 418, no. 52). Note that bust on no. 54 is described in King as "laur. dr., r.", but picture 54 (d) on plate 36 shows coin from the same dies as the specimen in question which apparently has bust draped and cuirassed. It suggests that King no. 52 and no. 54 are in fact identical. Coin should be listed in RIC after ROMA 56. See also: ROMA [after 56], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED FOR RULER [...CAE]

NOTES

Fraction. Weight 2.06 g; diameter 16 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik auction 1 (lot 372) in October 2017 for CHF 900. Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 40 (lot 2003) in March 2026 for CHF 320; weight 1.95 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Heritage Auctions auction 271933 (lot 35432) in August 2019 for USD 216; sold on CNG eAuction 460 (lot 784) in January 2020 for USD 425; weight 1.40 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Bertolami Fine Art E-Auction 354 (lot 1116) in November 2025 for EUR 110; weight 1.67 g; diameter 14.5 mm [click for picture]; - ex Künker auction 174 (lot 1000), September 2010; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 153 (lot 798) in May 2025 for CHF 225; weight 2.33 g; diameter 15 mm; obv. legend unbroken; rev. legend breaks I-PIIV-V [click for picture]; - from CNG auction 50 (lot 1691), June 1999; weight 2.19 g [click for picture].