RIC VI, TREVERI [after 674], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED OFFICINA ς

OBVERSE	DNDIOCLETIANOBAEATISSIMOSENAVG [D N DIOCLETIANO BAEATISSIMO SEN AVG]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding olive branch, l. mappa.
REVERSE	PROVIDENTIADEORVMQVIESAVGG [PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG]; Providentia stg. r. extending r. hand to Quies stg. l., r. holding branch (up or down), l. leaning on sceptre. Kς in middle field. S in left field, F in right field. PTR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - ς. RIC lists this type with K only in a middle field [TREVERI 674], but description was taken from Seyrig's manuscript and it could be a slip (see footnote 3 on p. 208). It leads to conclusion that TREVERI 674 does not exist. Note that there is also another error in RIC and TREVERI 671-678 mixes two issues - one from Treveri and one from Cyzicus (see: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 208). Coin formally could be listed after TREVERI 674 (or as TREVERI 674 after correction), but in fact it belongs to CYZICUS 22a-23b.

NOTES

Weight 9.68 g; diameter 28-29 mm. From BEAST COINS site. Other specimens: - specimen offered on eBay in April 2001 (reserve not met at $78); weight 11.5 g [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Fritz Rudolf Künker Münzenhandlung auction in October 2001 for $144; weight 9.46 g [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger auction in October 2000 for $162; weight 10.47 g [click for picture]; - specimen offered on Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung auction in October 2006; weight 9.25 g [click for picture]; - specimen from Classical Numismatic Group site [click for picture]; - specimen offered on Classical Numismatic Group site in April 2009 for $295; weight 8.96 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture]; - specimen sold on NUMISMATIK LANZ auction in May 2006 for $282; weight 9.83 g; diameter 28 mm [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Roma Numismatics for GBP 250; weight 8.12 g; diameter 32 mm [click for picture]; - specimen offered on eBay in August 2001 for $75; weight 10.01 g [click for picture].