RIC VI, ANTIOCHIA [HEESCH 3a], GENIO ANTIOCHENI, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR, OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	GENIOAN-TIOCHENI [GENIO ANTIOCHENI]; Antioch seated facing on rock; below, Orontes swimming.
REVERSE	APOLLONI-SANSTO [APOLLONI SANSTO (sic!)]; Apollo stg. l., patera in r. hand, lyre in l. A in right field. SMA in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. The civic coinage minted under Maximinus II in 312 is completely absent from RIC VI. Already known to Cohen (cf. Cohen, vol. VIII, pp. 43-44, no. 1-5), but then it was thought to be minted under Julian II. Two issues listed in Voetter as "kleine Scheidemünzen" minted under Licinius after the death of Maximinus II (p. 46, no. 30-31; note incorrect weight given: 3.5 g instead 1.5 g, probably misprint). Catalogued in Vagi as the pagan coinage of the Great Persecution (pp. 516-517). However, the basic reference is still: Johan van Heesch, "The Last Civic Coinages and the Religious Policy of Maximinus Daza (AD 312)", Numismatic Chronicle 1993, pp. 65-75. Because of its availability, the present supplement lists only varieties omitted in Heesch. Type listed in Heesch (p. 66, no. 3a) except for SANSTO in rev legend instead of SANCTO. Apparently an engraver's error. See also: ANTIOCHIA [HEESCH 3a], GENIO ANTIOCHENI, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR, OFFICINA B ANTIOCHIA [HEESCH 3a], GENIO ANTIOCHENI, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR, OFFICINA Δ ANTIOCHIA [HEESCH 3a], GENIO ANTIOCHENI, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR, OFFICINA H

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Fraction. Weight 1.86 g; diameter 16 mm. Sold on VCoins (Athena Numismatics) for USD 125. Other specimens: - sold on Pandora Numismatics auction 6 (lot 789) in June 2024 for EUR 10; weight 1.17 g; diameter 15.1 mm [click for picture]; - ex Roma Numismatics eSale 4 (lot 921), Decemeber 2013; sold on Rauch 15th live e-Auction (lot 356) in June 2014 for EUR 70; weight 1.42 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik auction 228 (lot 531) in August 2024 for EUR 13; weight 1.21 g; diameter 16 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Nummitra auction 31 (lot 572) in September 2024 for EUR 9; weight 1.79 g; diameter 14 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik auction 227 (lot 549) in August 2024 for EUR 8; weight 1.34 g; diameter 15 mm [click for picture].