RIC VI, SISCIA 179b, GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, MINTMARK VARIETY

OBVERSE	IMPMAXIMIANVSPFAVG [IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICON-SERVAT [IOVI CONSERVAT]; Jupiter stg. l., chlamys hanging from l. shoulder, r. holding Victory on globe, l. leaning on sceptre. VI in left field. SISA in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to SISCIA 179b except for VI in left field instead of right (p. 476). See also footnote 1 on p. 476: "Seyrig's notes on the Homs hoard record VI|/SISΓ for this reverse with Imp Maximianus P F Aug - the only recorded instance of VI in field to l. with this reverse: confirmation required".

NOTES

Weight 9.32 g; duameter 29 mm. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 34 (lot 4614) in July 2025 for CHF 300 [lot of 14 coins]. Now in Howard Posner's collection. Other specimens: - from CNG auction 30 (lot 449), June 1994; weight 10.06 g [click for picture].