RIC VI, LONDINIUM [before 6a], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	CVALMAXIMIANVSNOBC [C VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. This type belongs to a rare early emission of the reformed London mint. Could be easy confused with unmarked emission from continental mints prepared for Constantius' invasion of Britain and listed in RIC among LUGDUNUM 14a-21. So keep in mind that some of the specimens below may be regarded as LUGDUNUM 17b. Listed in Cloke-Toone (1.02.004). Should be listed in RIC before LONDINIUM 6a. See also: LONDINIUM [before 6a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE LONDINIUM [before 6a], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE LONDINIUM [before 6a], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE

NOTES

Weight 9.98 g; diameter 26.5 mm. Sold on AMCC auction 1 (lot 129) in December 2018 for CAD 210; sold on CNG eAuction 516 (lot 557) in May 2022 for USD 425. Other specimens: - sold on Leu web auction 24 (lot 3265) in December 2022 for CHF 85; weight 9.83 g; diameter 28 mm [click for picture]; - from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 2022,4018.7); Rauceby hoard; weight 10.91 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture]; - from Magny-Cours Hoard (1, no. 8); weight 9.61 g [click for picture]; - from Magny-Cours Hoard (2, no. 468); weight 10.87 g [click for picture].