RIC VI, NICOMEDIA 78b, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Γ

OBVERSE	IMPCGALVALMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVTIE-XERCITVS [VIRTVTI EXERCITVS]; Virtus [actually Mars] advancing r., r. dragging captive by the hair, l. holding trophy and shield. Star over Γ in right field. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - Γ. RIC lists for this type only officina Z (p. 568). General note from p. 551: "Virtuti Exercitus, also shared, is rare for all three [Augusti] [...] Date, c. 312 (later)". See also: NICOMEDIA 78b, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA A NICOMEDIA 78b, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA B NICOMEDIA 78b, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Δ NICOMEDIA 78b, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA Є

NOTES

Weight 4.69 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Lanz auction 128 (no. 883) in May 2006 for EUR 200; sold on eBay in November 2008 for USD 167.50. Other specimens: - sold on Münz Zentrum Rheinland auction 195 (lot 509) in March 2022 for EUR 140; weight 4.50 g; diameter 20.5 mm [click for picture]; - sold on CNG eAuction 239 (lot 574) in August 2010 for USD 135; weight 5.94 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - from Gorny & Mosch auction 170 (lot 2905) in October 2008; weight 4.76 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Savoca Numismatik 107th blue auction (lot 1423) in July 2021 for EUR 17; weight 3.39 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 42 (lot 973) in April 2016 for EUR 80; weight 4.53 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture]; - sold on Thesaurus "Idra" auction (lot 576) in December 2008 for EUR 165; weight 5.0 g [click for picture]; - from FORVM ANCIENT COINS; weight 4.41 g; diameter 20-21 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in December 2006 for USD 86; now in the Robert Bernobich Collection; weight 4.13 g; diameter 21 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in January 2006 for USD 22.28; weight 5.79 g [click for picture]; - from eBay (should be in the author's collection, but the coin never arrived) [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in December 2010 for USD 8.59; weight 3.7 g [click for picture].s