Either this isn't listed in RIC or I'm looking in the wrong place. RIC does not list this coin with officina gamma. This coin doesn't have a wreath in the left field, either. The closest I can find is RIC 52a. Am I missing something? Is there a better reference than RIC for this issue? Gratian, AD 367-383. Roman Æ maiorina, 5.92 g, 22 mm, 12 h. Constantinople, AD 383. Obv: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, helmeted, draped and cuirassed bust, right, holding spear and shield. Rev: GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor standing facing, head right, on ship, raising right hand. Victory seated at helm. No wreath in field; in exergue, CONΓ. Refs: RIC 52(a) var.???
At OCRE, there is a specimen in the ANS collection that may even be a double die-match. OCRE considers it to be RIC 52A. Here is the ANS specimen: Mine again for comparison:
Didn't realize Gratian had a Maiorina. I only know of the Heraclea double Maiorina around this time period. Good luck finding a reference because there's nothing on the web or any of my books on this one.
@Roman Collector......Very nice find!...Interesting how the ANS specimen is headed as Theodosius I ?......Looks like a double die match to me too...Congrats on this one...
It's not unusual to find a coin with an unlisted officina. RIC 52a seems like the best reference to me, but I'd probably note that it's an unlisted officina somewhere of the coin holder.
