RIC VI, CYZICUS [before 108], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	IMPCGALVALMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	HERCVLI-VICTORI [HERCVLI VICTORI]; Hercules stg. r., r. behind back, l. leaning on club covered by lion's skin. Star over A in left field. SMK in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this issue only for Constantine (p. 595). General note from p. 576: "This very small issue - the coins are all extremely rare - comprises only Herculi Victori, for Constantine, and Iovi Conservatori and Soli (sic!) Invicto for Maximinus. Emissions for Licinius are not recorded. The highest officina number recorded is Z. Date, 313". Footnote 1 on p. 595 emphasizes that "Evidence for this issue is very poor, and the full number of officinae is uncertain". All coins listed in RIC are cited after Voetter and Sutherland probably has never seen them. Coin should be listed before CYZICUS 108. See also: CYZICUS [before 108], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA B CYZICUS [before 108], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Γ CYZICUS [before 108], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA ς

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Weight 3.42 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on Savoca Numismatik 194th Weekly Blue Auction (lot 697) in February 2024 for EUR 180.