RIC VI, CYZICUS [after 81], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER
OBVERSE
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IMPCGALVALMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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GENIOVA-GVSTI CMH [GENIO VAGVSTI (sic!) CMH]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae. Dot in right field. MKVς in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED FOR RULER. RIC lists this rare issue for Licinius and Constantine (p. 591). Note an engraver's error in rev. legend: VAGVSTI instead of AVGVSTI. Coin should be listed after CYZICUS 81.
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NOTES
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Weight 5.52 g; diameter 23 mm. Coin sold on eBay in November 2016 for EUR 95.06. Now in Tomasz Speier's collection.
Other specimens:
- sold on eBay in October 2020 for EUR 16.50; weight 6.15 g; diameter 23.5 mm [click for picture].
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