Maximianus Herculius, AR Argenteus, c. 297, unlisted mintmark * ANTH •

[Zsigmunt]

Dear all,

I don't know if Pink's classification, revised in the RIC, is still accurate but until recently I had not found any unlisted argentei from Antioch. It seems to me this one makes exception to the rule and I would be glad if some of you were aware of other unlisted coins with the same mintmark (* ANTH •). I did not find any mention of it in the Seaby, nor the RIC catalogues.

Description:
AR Argenteus, 5 h., weight : 3.18 g.
Av/ Head right, laur.
MAXIMIA-NVS AVG
Rv/ Three-turreted camp-gate, open; no doors.
VIRTVS - MILITVM
Mintmark: * ANTH •

Rq: the mintmark is similar to RIC 39b but with the dot after the H, and not before.

Thanks, Jay.

[BeastCoins]

Jay,

You might try contacting Freeman & Sear. They handled a massive hoard of Tetrarchic argentei a few years ago and may have knowledge of more examples.

--Zach

[Zsigmunt]

Thanks Zach for this advice. Rob Freeman replied that this mintmark variety was not represented in either of the two large groups of argentei he handled.

I keep searching in the numismatic literature...