RIC VI, LUGDUNUM 124, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, BUST TYPE VARIETY [LL var.], UNLISTED OFFICINA A

OBVERSE	IMPMAXIMIANVSAVG [IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., r. holding Victory on globe [LL var.].
REVERSE	GENIO[POP]-VLIROMANI [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, A in right field. PLC in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	BUST TYPE VARIETY. Specimen similar to LUGDUNUM 124 except for laureate helmet. For this issue RIC does not distinguish plain helmet from laureate helmet or radiate helmet. However, this difference is mentioned in footnotes (cf. footnotes 5, 6 and 12 on p. 250 or footnote 3 on p. 251). Also, officina A is not attested in RIC. Listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) (p. 177, no. 156). Note that Bastien lists under this number only LUGDUNUM 124, officina A; two illustrated specimens with laureate helmet (the second shown in Bastien Lyon - supplément II). Officina B is listed in Bastien Lyon (294-316) separately (p. 185, no. 206); one illustrated specimen with plain helmet, no globe, only Victory.

NOTES

Weight 9.73 g. From Bastien Lyon - supplément II (plate XXXIV, no. 156b). Other specimens: - sold on CGB live auction in July 2022 (brm_748218) for EUR 120. Now in Constantine Venetis' collection; weight 6.90 g; diameter 29 mm [click for picture]. - from Bastien Lyon (294-316) (plate XVI, no. 156); weight 10.81 g [click for picture].