6-2644

RIC VI, LUGDUNUM [after 81], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [O]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAXIMIAN[VSAVG] [IMP C MAXIMIANVS AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir., spear over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm [O].

REVERSE

GENIOPOP-VLIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. Altar in left field, A in right field. PLC in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - O. Not attested for obv. legend 2b (p. 249). May be regarded as bust type J. Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 176, no. 147). Note that Bastien lists under this number bust cuirassed together with bust cuirassed and draped. Additionally, claims that this type is listed in RIC as LUGDUNUM 81 (bust type H). See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 248; BUSTS D, E, H and J. Coin should be listed in RIC after LUGDUNUM 81.

NOTES

Weight 10.79 g; diameter 30 mm. Rauceby hoard. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 2022,4018.304).

Other specimens:

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XV, no. 147a); weight 9.43 g; rev. legend break V-L [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XV, no. 147b); weight 7.77 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski