RIC VI, SISCIA 170b, MAXIMINUS, ENGRAVER'S ERROR (?)

OBVERSE	GALVALMAXIMINVSPFAVG [GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG] [4a]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	GENIOPOP-VLIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genio stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding aptera, l. cornucopiae. SIS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Specimen similar to SISCIA 170b except for obv. legend GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG instead of GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C. Sutherland mentions this variant in footnote 1 on p. 475 but regards it as an engraver's error: "Vienna has a coin (ex Elmer coll.) with Gal Val Maximinus P F Aug - an engraver's error: no resumption of this reverse type can be conceived of after Maximinus' elevation". Note, however, that it could be another example of peculiar obv. legend from this issue which suggests a broader problem with official orders (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 471).

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Weight 2.36 g; diameter 18 mm. From CGB E-shop (brm_464230), sold for EUR 450. Other specimens: - sold on Thesaurus "Idra" auction (lot 577) in December 2008 for EUR 120; weight 2.0 g [click for picture]; - from augustuscoins.com [click for picture].