RIC VI, CYZICUS 92, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA ς

OBVERSE	IMPCGALVALMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	SOLEIN-VICTO [SOLE INVICTO]; Sol, rad., stg. l. in long robe, r. raised, l. holding head of Serapis. ς in left field. MKV in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - ς. RIC lists only officinae A, B, Γ, Δ (p. 592). General note from p. 576: "An extended range of types is introduced, most of them scarce or rare. [...] Sole Invicto, with all the implications of the ablative absolute, is struck for Maximinus only. [...] Date, c. 311-12". See also: CYZICUS [before 92], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Δ CYZICUS [before 92], LICINIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA ς CYZICUS 92, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Є CYZICUS [after 92], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA A CYZICUS [after 92], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA B CYZICUS [after 92], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Γ CYZICUS [after 92], CONSTANTINE, UNLISTED FOR RULER, OFFICINA Δ [FORGERY]

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Ex Dattari. Coin sold on Vico auction 148 (lot 3218) in June 2017 for EUR 45. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in November 2013 for USD 102; weight 5.20 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture].