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RIC VI, LUGDUNUM [before 81], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B], OFFICINA B

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAXIMIANVSAVG [IMP C MAXIMIANVS AVG]; bust r., laur., cuir. [B].

REVERSE

GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. Altar in left field, B in right field. PLC in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE - B. Not attested for obv. legend 2b (p. 249). Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 192, no. 251). Should be listed in RIC before LUGDUNUM 81.

See also:
LUGDUNUM [before 81], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [B], OFFICINA A

NOTES

Weight 10.00 g; diameter 28 mm. Coin sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 13 (lot 1482) in August 2020 for CHF 110.

Other specimens:

- from Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 14 (lot 471), June 2007; weight 8.44 g; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture];

- from Laurent Diot's collection; weight 8.77 g; diameter 27 mm; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XXIV, no. 251a); weight 8.86 g [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XXIV, no. 251b); weight 10.09 g; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture];

- from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XXIV, no. 251c); weight 8.98 g; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture];

- from Beast Coins; weight 9.55 g; diameter 28-31 mm; rev. legend break P-V [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski