6-523

RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA [after 9], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, REVERSE VARIETY

  

OBVERSE

MAXIMIANVS-NOBCAES [MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

IOVICONS-CAES [IOVI CONS CAES]; Jupiter stg. facing, head l., chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding thunderbolt, l. leaning on sceptre. SMA [reversed sigma] in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

REVERSE VARIETY. RIC lists similar coin [ANTIOCHIA 9] except for "chlamys spread behind" instead of "chlamys over l. shoulder" and eagle at Jupiter's feet to l. Note that it is not an error in description in RIC (see example of ANTIOCHIA 9). Coin should be listed after ANTIOCHIA 9.

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.19 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction in March 2009 for $8,053.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski