R1547 - Maximinus II
as Caesar (A.D. 305-309), Æ Follis, 6.78g.,
Antioch mint (Antakiyah, Turkey),
1st officina, MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding
spear over right shoulder in right hand, wearing on left arm a shield
depicting two horsemen riding down four enemies, rev., SOLI INVICTAE,
Sol standing in facing quadriga, raising right hand and holding globe in
left, A / ANT, (RIC 144 var), good fine, extremely rare.
$495 SOLD
The use of the feminine INVICTAE instead of the male INVICTO
is curious given the male nature of Sol. A good very fine example of this
extremely rare type sold for $1840 in Triton X auction, Lot: 772, 8 January
2007.
