RIC VI, NICOMEDIA [after 3], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	MAXIMIAN-VSPFAVG [MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	HERCVLI-VICTORI [HERCVLI VICTORI]; Hercules stg. r., lion's skin on l. shoulder, r. leaning on club. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to NICOMEDIA 3 but Hercules has lion's skin on l. shoulder instead of holding apples and lion's skin in l. hand. Similar type listed in Depeyrot (p. 119, no. 2/2; not illustrated) but description of rev. is very general ("Hercule, à droite"). Coin should be listed in RIC after NICOMEDIA 3. See also: NICOMEDIA [after 3], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, REVERSE VARIETY NICOMEDIA [after 3], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, REVERSE VARIETY

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.42 g. Coin sold on UBS Gold & Numismatics auction 72 (lot 224) in September 2007 for CHF 16,000; sold on UBS Gold & Numismatics auction 75 (lot 1109) in January 2008 for CHF 12,000.