RIC VI, THESSALONICA [before 10], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	MAXIMI-ANVSAVG [MAXIMIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VICTORI-AESA-RMATICAE [VICTORIAE SARMATICAE]; four-turreted campgate, open, with doors thrown back; star above arch. TS•A• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue only for Galerius Maximian (p. 510). Listed in Gautier Argent (294-312) (p. 476, no. 25). Should be listed in RIC before THESSALONICA 10. See also: THESSALONICA [before 10], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA A, REVERSE VARIETY THESSALONICA [before 10], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA B

NOTES

Argenteus. Weight 3.44 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics auction XV (lot 634) in April 2018 for GBP 650. Other specimens: - sold on Künker auction 347 (lot 1233) in March 2021 for EUR 2,400; sold on Leu Numismatik auction 12 – Lang Collection (lot 1500) in May 2022 for CHF 1,200; weight 3.30 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik auction 11 (lot 287) in May 2022 for CHF 1,100; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2564) in March 2023 for CHF 1,400; weight 3.25 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 208 (lot 2261) in October 2012 for EUR 750; weight 3.29 g; diameter 19.5 mm [click for picture].