RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA 125, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Z

OBVERSE	MAXIMINVS-NOBCAES [MAXIMINVS NOB CAES]; bust l., helm. (crest ending in griffin), cuir., spear over r. shoulder, shield (decorated with two riders and four prisoners) on l. arm.
REVERSE	VIRTVSEX-ERCITVS [VIRTVS EXERCITVS]; Virtus [actually Mars] stg. facing, head l., in military dress, r. leaning on shield, l. on vertical spear. Altar in left field, Z in right field. ANT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Γ. RIC lists for this type officinae A, B, ς and I (p. 634). General note from p. 607: "Virtus Exercitus, for Galerius and Maximinus, was produced in very small quantity, though with two variants reserved for Maximinus with armoured and decorated busts". See also: ANTIOCHIA 125, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ

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Weight 6.16 g; diameter 27 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics auction III (lot 546) in March 2012 for GBP 260. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 102 (lot 738) in May 2021 for EUR 350; weight 7.24 g; diameter 24 mm [click for picture].