RIC VI, NICOMEDIA 43, MAXIMINUS, REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

OBVERSE	MAXIMI-NVSCAESAR [MAXIMINVS CAESAR]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	SOLI-INVCTOINK [SOLI INVCTOI (sic!) NK]; Sol stg. facing, head l., chlamys hanging behind, r. raised, l. holdding whip and globe close to body. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to NICOMEDIA 43 (BM R.133, 5.18 g) except for INVCTOI in rev. legend instead of INVICTO. Apparently an engraver's error.

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.36 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 138 (lot 828) in May 2023 for CHF 10,000; sold on Aureo & Calicó auction 448 (lot 24) in March 2025 for EUR 12,000.