RIC VI, LONDINIUM 209b, MAXIMINUS, MINTMARK VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR
OBVERSE
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IMPMAXIMINVSPFAVG [IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir.
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REVERSE
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GENIO-POPROM [GENIO POP ROM]; Genius stg. l., head towered, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. PLN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to LONDINIUM 209b except for missing star in r. field. Listed in Cloke-Toone as a minor variety together with LONDON 209b (7.05.011). Erroneously listed in RIC as LONDINIUM 105. Apparently an engraver's error or clogged die.
See also:
LONDINIUM 211, MAXIMINUS, MINTMARK VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR
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NOTES
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Weight 4.45 g; diameter 21.64-23.14 mm. From Cloke-Toone Supplement 1 (p. 13, no. 7.05.011 (2)).
Other specimens:
- from CGB E-shop (brm_466821), sold for EUR 100; now in Phil Edmonds' collection; weight 3.84 g; diameter 23.5-24.2 mm [click for picture].
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