Rare Obverse Legend

Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1871. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Magnus Maximus. AD 383-388. Æ 21mm (5.72 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 4th officina. DN MAXIMVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Maximus standing right, left foot on captive, holding globe and signum; TP(ligatured)/-//CONSΔ. RIC IX 83d; LRBC 2181. Near VF, light brown patina, a little porous. Very rare.