RIC VI, ROMA [after 48], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [SECVRITAS SAECVLI] [FOURRÉE] [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	MAXIMIANVS-AVGVSTVS [MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS]; head l., laur.
REVERSE	SECVRI-TA[SS]AECVLI [SECVRITAS SAECVLI]; Securitas std. l. on throne, r. holding sceptre, l. raising to head.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC VI and also not attested in RIC V/2 where this type probably belongs. Not listed in Depeyrot. Rev. similar to rev. of aurei minted for Probus in Siscia and Cyzicus. See example of RIC V/1 896 (BM 1912,1102.1; 5.37 g). Note, however, that this specimen is a fourrée, i.e. an ancient imitation of an official issue (if existed). Could be mentioned in RIC before CYZICUS 1.

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Aureus (fourrée). Weight 5.56 g; diameter 21 mm. Sold on eBay in May 2024 for GBP 360.