RIC VI, CYZICUS [before 1], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVTI HERCVLIS]

OBVERSE	MAXIMIANVS-AVGVSTVS [MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VIRTVTIHERCVLIS [VIRTVTI HERCVLIS]; Hercules stg. r., leaning on club with lion's skin, on rock. No m.m.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Not attested in RIC. Probably minted before the Reform. Cf. aureus with the same rev. minted in Cyzicus for Maximian Herculius (RIC V/2 p. 291, no. 605; with different obv. legend and SC in exergue). Not listed in Depeyrot. Coin should be listed in RIC before CYZICUS 1. See also: CYZICUS [before 1], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [VIRTVTI HERCVLIS]

NOTES

Heavier aureus. Weight 6.49 g; diameter 20 mm. Sold on Nomos auction 18 (lot 334) in May 2019 for CHF 6,500.