IOVI CONSERVATORI
P F AVS Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus to the right, seen from three quarters ahead.
Jupiter standing on the left, holding a long scepter with the left hand as well as a victory with the right hand. The scepter is surmounted by an eagle turned to the left and holding a crown in its beak. The victory crowns Jupiter, holds a palm and is placed on a globe. On the ground to the left, an eagle holding a crown in its beak. On the right, a captive seated with his hands tied.
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Photo of a coin sold the 11/05/2015 by Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VIII, lot 1246, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=207092, link to the sale: https://www.cngcoins.com/.
The eagle surmounting the scepter is often very inconspicuous but always present on all the coins of the three mints known for Martinianus: Alexandria (new mint that I discovered), Cyzicus and Nicomedia.
There are many errors in the RIC 7. The AVS instead of AVG error was noted but not the instead of the letter S of MARTINIANVS. The correct legend is noted in the corrigenda of RIC 7 on the notinric site, link to the page: http://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/cv7.html (see page 645). The correct legend is therefore: IM CS MAR MARTINIANV P F AVS. Notinric has however found a coin with the legend: IM CS MAR MARTINIANVS P F AVS, as noted by RIC 7. This is the coin classified AYC #1. As also noted by notinric, this was indeed an error of the RIC 7 because the illustrated coin plate 22 (n° 16) shows the legend: IM CS MAR MARTINIANV P F AVS. RIC 7 had listed only one officina: A and notinric has since added: B and .
There is a coin sold by Heritage Europe (formerly MPO Auctions), which according to the seller's description would have the SMKB mark, therefore Cyzicus mint. Link to the coin: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6875598. The obverse legend is clearly visible: D N MARTINIANVS P F AVG. This obverse legend is referenced for the Nicomedia mint but not for Cyzicus. Is this coin genuine? To check.