RIC VI, CYZICUS [before 1], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [CONCORDIAE AVGG NN]

OBVERSE	MAXIMIANVS-AVGVSTVS [MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS]; head l., laur.
REVERSE	CONCORDI-AEAVGGNN [CONCORDIAE AVGG NN]; Diocletian and Maximianus std. l., each holding globe and parazonium; Victory flying above, crowning them.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Minted in 293, shortly after the First Tetrarchy was established, so apparently belongs to the pre-reform coinage. Note that there is a possibility that some coins of this type were minted in Antioch. Listed in RIC V/2 (Maximianus Herculeus 616 (Antioch)). Listed in Depeyrot (Cyzicus; p. 136, no. 13/4). Could be listed in RIC before CYZICUS 1. See also: CYZICUS [before 1], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [CONCORDIAE AVGG NN] CYZICUS [before 1], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [CONCORDIAE AVGG NN] CYZICUS [before 1], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [CONCORDIAE AVGG NN] CYZICUS [before 1], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [CONCORDIAE AVGG NN] CYZICUS [before 1], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE [CONCORDIAE AVGG NN]

NOTES

Lighter aureus. Weight 5.25 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 120 (lot 834) in October 2020 for CHF 10,500; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 125 (lot 778) in June 2021 for CHF 12,000. Other specimens: - sold on Hess Divo auction 335 (lot 111) in December 2018 for CHF 11,000; weight 5.29 g [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 38 (lot 202) in March 2007 for CHF 11,000; weight 5.43 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].