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RIC VI, ROMA 63, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, OFFICINA Γ [CONFIRMATION]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAMAXIMIANVSPFAVG [IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

GENIOPOP-VLIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucpiae. R in l. field. Γ in exerque.

NOT IN RIC

[CONFIRMATION]. RIC lists officine Γ with remark "Confirmation needed" (footnote 2 on p. 357). Now it may be regarded as confirmed. Note, however, that distorted ς could be easily confused with Γ.

See also:
ROMA 63, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA B
ROMA 63, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED OFFICINA H

NOTES

Weight 8.49 g; diameter 28 mm. From Museum of Fine Arts Boston (no. 64.241).

Other specimens:

- sold on Solidus Numismatik Online Auction 11 (lot 459) in January 2017 for EUR 25; weight 8.44 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture];

- from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1875,0503.17); weight 8.98 g; rev. legend break V-L [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski