RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA 145b, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Ζ

OBVERSE	MAXIMINVS-NOBCAES [MAXIMINVS NOB CAES]; bust l., helm., cuir., spear over r. shoulder, decorated shield on l. arm.
REVERSE	SOLIIN-VICTO [SOLI INVICTO]; Sol, rad. and in long robe, stg. facing, head l., r. raised, l. holding globe, in facing quadriga; two horses turn l., and two r. Ζ in middle field. ANT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Ζ. RIC lists only officina A [rarity R3!] (p. 638). General note from p. 609: "A small and very rare issue which may be part of (i): it includes Sole (or Soli) Invicto in two varieties for Maximinus as Caesar (armoured bust) and Augustus, in a third (quadriga) variety for Licinius, and with anomalous form of legend for Galerius. Date, 310". See also: ANTIOCHIA 145b, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Β ANTIOCHIA 145b, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA ς

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Weight 5.31 g; diameter 25 mm. Sold on VAuctions in March 2009 for $317. Other specimens: - specimen offered on Gorny & Mosch auction in October 2011 for EUR 200; weight 5.72 g [click for picture].