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RIC VI, LUGDUNUM [after 68], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAXIMIANVSAVG [IMP C MAXIMIANVS AVG]; bust l., laur., lion's skin on l. shoulder, club over r. shoulder.

REVERSE

GENIOPOP-VLIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. Plain altar in left field, A in right field. PL in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Not attested for obv. legend 2a (p. 247). Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 172, no. 122*). Coin should be listed after LUGDUNUM 68.

NOTES

Weight 9.78 g; diameter 27-30 mm. From the collection of Brutus.

Other specimens:

- from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 2022,4018.298); Rauceby hoard; weight 8.64 g; diameter 29 mm; altar with saltire cross [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XIII, no. 122*); weight 8.22 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski