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

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. ς 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 B CYZICUS [after 110], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS]

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Weight 3.68 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on Solidus Numismatik Online-Auktion 6 (lot 392) in July 2015 for EUR 300. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in August 2019 for GBP 163; from Richard Demarco of Carpe Diem Numismatics; weight 4.50 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture].