RIC VI, CYZICUS [after 110], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS], OFFICINA B

OBVERSE	IMPCGALVALMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVTIE-X-ERCITVS [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS]; Mars advancing r. in military dress, r. holding transverse spear, l. shield and trophy over shoulder. B in left field, star in right field. SMK in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. This type apparently belongs to the sub-group (vi), i.e. CYZICUS 108-110. The mintmark varies because there is no room for star in left field. 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 not seen them. Coin should be listed in RIC after CYZICUS 110. See also: CYZICUS [after 110], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS], OFFICINA ς CYZICUS [after 110], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS]

NOTES

Weight 4.65 g; diameter 21 mm. Sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 75 (lot 792) in October 2020 for GBP 170. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 136 (lot 716) in January 2024 for EUR 80; weight 4.69 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture].