RIC VII, CYZICUS 7, VALENS, UNLISTED OFFICINA I

OBVERSE	IMPCAVRVALVALENSPFAVG [IMP C AVR VAL VALENS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-ERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, holding sceptre, Victory on globe in r. hand; eagle with wreath to l. on ground. I in right field. SKM in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - I. RIC lists for this extremely rare type only officina VI (p. 644). See also: CYZICUS 7, VALENS, UNLISTED OFFICINA II CYZICUS 7, VALENS, UNLISTED OFFICINA IIII

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Weight 2.84 g; diameter 26 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction in May 2007 for $24,624. Other specimens: - specimen sold on Gorny & Mosch auction in March 2010 for EUR 11,000; weight 3.25 g [click for picture].