RIC VI, OSTIA 75a, MAXIMINUS, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	IMPMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
REVERSE	GENIOP-OPROM [GENIO POP ROM]; Genius stg. r., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. MOSTT in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to OSTIA 75a (Wien RÖ 71403; 3.71 g, 22.3 mm) except for Genius stg. r. instead of l. Note that variety with Genius stg. r. is probably more common than variety listed in RIC. See also: OSTIA 74, CONSTANTINE, REVERSE VARIETY

NOTES

Weight 4.02 g; diameter 20.5 mm. From the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.3137). Other specimens: - sold on Höhn e-Live Auction 13 (lot 4374) in August 2019 for EUR 63; weight 3.19 g [click for picture]; - from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1950,1006.1199); weight 3.60 g [click for picture]; - from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1977,1005.162); weight 5.11 g [click for picture]; - sold on Hervera subasta numismática por Correo (lot 336) in September 2017 for EUR 10; weight 4.33 g [click for picture].