6-097

RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA 169b, MAXIMINUS, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

  

OBVERSE

IMPCGALVALMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

VIRTVTI-EXERCITVS [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS]; Virtus [actually Mars] advancing r., r. dragging captive, shield and trophy over l. shoulder. Star in left field and S in right field. TNA in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Specimen similar to ANTIOCHIA 169b except for retrograde letters in mintmark: TNA instead of ANT. Note that it does not concern officina letter and star, because there is an error in RIC. See: CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 644.

NOTES

Coin sold on Allegro in April 2004 for PLN 153.50.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski