RIC VI, HERACLEA [after 46], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVTI EXERCITI]

OBVERSE	GALVALMAXIMINVSNOBCAES [GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVTI-E-XERCITI [VIRTVTI EXERCITI]; Virtus [actually Mars] advancing r., r. holding transverse spear, trophy over l. shoulder. Star in left field. HTΔ in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC lists only one type with this mintmark pattern for Maximinus as Caesar: Genio Caesaris (HERACLEA 46; BM B.4184, 6.82 g; this specimen cited in RIC) (p. 536). The emission of Virtuti Exerciti with star in right field, is attested only for Maximinus as Augustus (HERACLEA 52). Coin may be regarded as a hybrid, like HERACLEA 47 (BM B.4185, 6.88 g; this specimen cited in RIC) (cf. footnote 3 on p. 537: "Presumably a hybrid, with reverse continued inappropriately after Maximinus' promotion". However, in this case with obverse continued inappropriately. Should be listed after HERACLEA 46. See also: HERACLEA [after 46], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [GENIO IMPERATORIS]

NOTES

Coin sold on eBay in January 2010 for EUR 34.90.