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

OBVERSE	CVALMAXIMIANVSNOBC [C VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C]; 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. cornucopiae.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen from a rare early issue of the reformed London mint. Often confused with LUGDUNUM 14a-21 or other unmarked issues from continental mints. 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 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].