RIC VI, CYZICUS 40, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ

OBVERSE	GALVALMAXIMINVSNOBCAES [GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVS-MILITVM [VIRTVS MILITVM]; camp-gate (no doors) surmounted by four turrets. MKΔ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Δ. RIC lists for this type only officina Γ (p. 585; see example of CYZICUS 40, OFFICINA Γ from Classical Numismatic Group site).

NOTES

Weight 6.3 g; diameter 26.9 mm. From Victor Failmezger's collection (no. 214 in RBC); photo by Doug Smith. Now in the Robert Bernobich Collection. Other specimens: - specimen offered on Münzen und Medaillen auction in November 1999 for DM 350; sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in April 2000 for $256 [click for picture]; now in the Rick Morton Collection [click for picture]; - specimen offered on NUMISMATIK LANZ auction in November 2000 for DM 1,200; weight 6.90 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in August 2009 for $330; weight 6.71 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Classical Numismatic Group auction in May 2003 for $320; weight 5.79 g [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Thesaurus "Idra" auction in December 2008 for EUR 410; weight 5.5 g [click for picture]; - specimen sold on Emporium Hamburg acution in May 2012 for EUR 320 [click for picture].