RIC VI, NICOMEDIA 74b, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA ς

OBVERSE	IMPCGALVALMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	GENIOA-VGVSTI [GENIO AVGVSTI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae; to l. altar. Star over ς in right field. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - ς. General note from p. 551: "Genio Augusti is again shared between the three colleagues, though Constantine is rare [...] Date, c. 312 (later)".

NOTES

Weight 6.50 g; diameter 23 mm. Coin sold on eBay in August 2019 for GBP 70. Other specimens: - sold on CNG eAuction 230 (lot 451) in March 2010 for USD 310; weight 5.27 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 10 (lot 1597) in December 2019 for CHF 60; weight 5.00 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 17 (lot 2946) in August 2021 for CHF 100; sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 93 (lot 1265) in January 2022 for GBP 120; weight 5.35 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture]; - sold on VAuctions auction 213 (lot 90) in October 2008 for USD 51; weight 4.42 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1984.146.944); weight 4.07 g; diameter 22 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in May 2019 for GBP 29; weight 5.50 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik 155th blue auction (lot 1671) in February 2023 for EUR 60; weight 4.94 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from CGB E-shop (brm_243039); weight 5.14 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from CGB E-shop (brm_177349), sold for EUR 115; weight 5.42 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in July 2014 for EUR 31.50; now in Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 6.15 g; diameter 20.7-21.8 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CGB E-auction 262 (lot 184733) in April 2018 for EUR 17; weight 4.20 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from CGB E-shop (brm_137228), sold for EUR 30; weight 3.80 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Vico auction 148 (lot 3222) in June 2017 for EUR 30; ex Dattari [click for picture]; - sold on Zeus Numismatics Budget Auction 13 (lot 1041) in October 2020 for GBP 16; weight 4.20 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from Pegasi Numismatics Buy or Bid Sale 153 (lot 443), February 2018; weight 5.46 g [click for picture]; - sold on Rex Numismatics auction Budget 4 (lot 600) in December 2023 for EUR 8; weight 4.18 g; diameter 21.08 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in September 2007 for USD 9.65; weight 5.3 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in April 2008 for USD 11.85; weight 4.0 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from author's collection; weight 4.38 g; diameter 20.95-21.20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in December 2008 for USD 18.28 [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in November 2018 for GBP 34.75 [click for picture].