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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Heliodromus, post: 8068665, member: 120820&quot;]Not much to look at, but this is one of my favorites from 2021, and fits the bill for a good buy. It cost $71.67 from the usual pit of despair.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1398998[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IMP MAXIMINVS PF AVG</p><p>Rev: VIRTVS AVGGG</p><p>Mintmark: RP</p><p><br /></p><p>What makes this coin special is that the reverse type is completely unlisted in RIC, and is quite historical. Despite the Maximinus obverse, this is a victory type issued by Constantine I from Rome in 313 AD, celebrating his victory over Maxentius. He&#039;s using the inclusive 3 G&#039;s &quot;AVGGG&quot; to refer to Maximinus II and Licinius I as well as himself. This had been a pretty aggressive move by Constantine to seize Italy (officially the territory of Licinius who was nominally appointed as western augustus by Galerius), but he&#039;d at least made nice with Licinius (his immediate neighbor) by arranging for him to marry his sister, and is trying to further appease with these &quot;AVGGG&quot; reverse types.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type is only known for Constantine and Maximinus, but presumably exists for Licinius too. It&#039;s known from around a half-dozen specimens, from two reverse dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as being a good buy, it&#039;s worth considerably more to any specialist collector attempting to complete a Constantine reverse type set (close to impossible). Here&#039;s one of the other specimens, a double die match to mine, that sold for about $900 (incl. buyer&#039;s fee) at Numismatic Lanz # 132 in 2006.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1398999[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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