RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA [after 144], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	MAXIMINVS-NOBCAES [MAXIMINVS NOB CAES]; bust l., helm. (crest ending in eagle), cuir., spear over r. shoulder, decorated shield on l. arm.
REVERSE	SOLIIN-VICTAE [SOLI INVICTAE (sic!)]; Sol, rad. and in long robe, stg. facing, head l., r. raised, l. holding up globe, in facing quadriga; two horses turn l., and two r. B in middle field. ANT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue only for Galerius Maximian (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". Note also that description in RIC could be misleading; see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 638. Coin should be listed after ANTIOCHIA 144. See also: ANTIOCHIA [after 144], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA A ANTIOCHIA [after 144], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Γ ANTIOCHIA [after 144], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Є ANTIOCHIA [after 144], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA ς ANTIOCHIA [after 144], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Z ANTIOCHIA [after 144], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA I

NOTES

Weight 7.34 g. Coin sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 170 (lot 2902) in October 2008 for EUR 1,200. Other specimens: - from the Staatliche Münzsammlung München (no. 18-00266 ); weight 6.08 g; diameter 24.5 mm [click for picture]; - from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1863,0325.5); weight 7.63 g; Sol is holding globe close to body [click for picture]; - from Gorny & Mosch auction 107 (lot 577), April 2001; weight 6.35 g [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in January 2009 for USD 799.99; diameter 23-25 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Sternberg auction 23 (lot 784) in October 2000 for CHF 1,900; weight 6.47 g [click for picture]; - ex Hirsch auction 272 (lot 758), May 2011; sold on eBay in July 2011 for EUR 461; ex Heritage Auctions Europe November 2020 (lot 4477); sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 20 (lot 2762) in July 2022 for CHF 600; weight 7.15 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 130 (lot 2350) in March 2004 for EUR 350; sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 119 (lot 1944) in April 2024 for GBP 800; weight 6.41 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG eAuction 458 (lot 530) in December 2019 for USD 140; weight 6.26 g; diameter 25 mm; Sol is holding globe close to body or there is no globe [click for picture]; - from eBay, August 2013; weight 5.332 g; diameter 24.3 mm; Sol is holding globe close to body or there is no globe [click for picture]; - sold on Naville Numismatics Live Auction 49 (lot 607) in May 2019 for GBP 270; sold on Naville Numismatics Live Auction 62 (lot 640) in December 2020 for GBP 160; weight 6.41 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik online auction 237 (lot 306) in October 2024 for EUR 70; weight 6.96 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture]; - from CGB E-shop (brm_292049); weight 6.11 g; diameter 24.5 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG eAuction 336 (lot 315) in October 2014 for USD 213; weight 6.57 g; diameter 23 mm; Sol is holding globe close to body? [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 30 (lot 2599) in July 2024 for CHF 260; weight 6.64 g; diameter 24 mm; Sol is holding globe close to body or there is no globe; off. letter illegible [click for picture]; - sold on CNG eAuction 324 (lot 466) in April 2014 for USD 80 (attribution uncertain); weight 6.08 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture].