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. l., looking r., lion's skin on l. shoulder, r. leaning on club. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Coin somewhat similar to NICOMEDIA 2 (Wien RÖ 52074, 5.31 g, 20 mm; cited in RIC) except for three different details: Hercules is looking r,; is holding in r. hand club (instead of apples) and has lion's skin on l. shoulder (instead of holding it in r. hand). Not listed in Depeyrot. 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 5.28 g; diameter 18 mm. Sold on CNG auction 121 (lot 948) in October 2022 for USD 5,000. Other specimens: - from Tkalec Auction February 2002 (lot 240); weight 5.35 g [click for picture]; - from CNG auction 38 (lot 1143), June 1996; from Spink Sale 3014 (lot 213), October 2003; weight 5.32 g; if there is a dot in m.m. this coin could belong to the second (ii) sub-group of aurei, i.e. should be listed before NICOMEDIA 8 [click for picture].