RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA 163b, MAXIMINUS, MINTMARK VARIETY, MINT ERROR

OBVERSE	IMPCGALVALMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVTIE-XERCITVS [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS]; Virtus [actually Mars] advancing r., helmeted, in military dress, r. holding transverse spear, trophy over l. shoulder, shield on l. arm. I in right field. ANT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to ANTIOCHIA 163b except for no star in left field. Probably a mint error: brockage (the outline of face is visible on rev.) and then double-strike. Note that officina I is not attested in RIC. For correct description of rev. of ANTIOCHIA 163b see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 642.

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Weight 4.60 g; diameter 21-22.5 mm. Coin sold on eBay in October 2021 for EUR 75. - sold on AA Muntenveiling auction 62 (lot 95) in June 2023 for EUR 30; weight 3.84 g; similar error [click for picture].