RIC VI, ROMA [before 322b], MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [C]

OBVERSE	IMPMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., seen from rear [C].
REVERSE	SOLIINV-I-CTOCOMITI [SOLI INVICTO COMITI]; Sol stg. l., chlamys over l. shoulder and flying out, r. raised, l. holding up globe. RS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - C. Not attested for obv. legend 2a (p. 388). But note that it could be bust type F (draped and cuirassed), also not attested for obv. legend 2a. See CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, BUST TYPES SEEN FROM REAR. General note from p. 348-9: "[Also common] was Soli Invicto Comiti, in different versions, of which three are primary and often very common: produced from all four officinae [...] The whole issue, in which the four officinae seem to be fairly evenly used throughout, falls late in 312 and early 313". See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 388-390. Coin should be listed before ROMA 322b.

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Weight 4.2 g; diameter 23 mm. Coin sold on eBay in September 2010 for USD 63.93. Now in Brent Upchurch's collection.