RIC VI, THESSALONICA 50a, MAXIMINUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	MAXIMINVSPFAVG [MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	IOVICONS-ERVATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. facing, head l., chlamys hanging from l. shoulder, r. holding globe, l. leaning on sceptre. Wreath in left field, ς in right field. •SM•TS• in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - ς. Officina ς is not attested for this issue. General note from p. 507: "Officinae are reduced from six to five in an issue which, with sharp lose of weight, shows the wreath which anticipates Licinius' quinquennalia. The sole type is Iovi Conservatori, again struck in quantity and from all officinae for all three colleagues. Licinius momentarily employs the full (quinquennalian) legend Imp C Val Lic ... P F Aug. Date, c. 312, earlier". Apparently, officinae were reduced to five not until the next issue.

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Weight 4.00 g; diameter 25 mm. From Savoca Numismatik 7th blue auction (lot 1580), May 2018. Other specimens: - sold on VCoins (Kenneth W. Dorney) for USD 50; weight 4.78 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, October 2020; weight 4.88 g; diameter 24 mm [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in June 2014 for USD 30; weight 4.27 g; diameter 25 mm; rev. legend break E-R [click for picture]; - from: Dr. Wendelin Kellner, "Ungewöhnliche und irreguläre Römermünzen. 15. Teil: Tacitus - Maxentius", Money Trend 2011, no. 3, p. 202, no. 30; weight 4.80 g; diameter 22.9-24.5 mm [click for picture]; - from eBay, October 2009; weight 5.30 g [click for picture]; - sold on eBay in June 2010 for USD 6.50; weight 4.55 g; diameter 22 mm; rev. legend break E-R [click for picture]; - from eBay, March 2012; weight 4.89 g; diameter 22.54 mm [click for picture].