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 (Sully Hoard II (B) no. 4405, 8.93 g; no globe) 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].