RIC VI, NICOMEDIA [after 78c], MAXIMINUS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	IMPCGALVALMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVTIE-XERCITVS [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS]; Virtus [actually Mars] advancing r. in military dress, r. holding transverse spear, l. shield and trophy over shoulder. Star over A in right field. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Mintmark pattern of issue (iii) [star over officina letter in right field], but reverse similar to that from issue (i) [Virtus "r. holding transverse spear" instead of "r. dragging captive by the hair"]. General note from p. 551: "Virtuti Exercitus, also shared, is rare for all three [Augusti] [...] Date, c. 312 (later)". Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 78c. See also: NICOMEDIA [after 78c], MAXIMINUS, REVERSE VARIETY, OFFICINA Є

NOTES

Weight 4.95 g; diameter 21 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 221 (lot 506) in October 2009 for USD 115. Other specimens: - sold on eBay in October 2021 for EUR 64.50; sold on eBay in April 2022 for EUR 104.17; weight 4.39 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik 21st Blue Auction (lot 1926) in June 2019 for EUR 26; weight 3.79 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - from the Robert Bernobich Collection; weight 4.5 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, February 2006 [click for picture].