6-2160

RIC VI, ROMA [before 118b], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

  

OBVERSE

DNMAXIMIANOBAEATISSIMOSENAVG [D N MAXIMIANO BAEATISSIMO SEN AVG]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding olive branch, l. mappa.

REVERSE

PROVIDENTIADEORVMQVIESAVGG [PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG]; Providentia stg. r., extending r. hand to Quies stg. l., holding branch, l. leaning on sceptre. S in left field, F in right field. RT in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Specimen similar to ROMA 118b except for BAEATISSIMO in obv. legend instead of shorter BAEATISS (p. 364). But cf. footnote 1 on p. 365: "Voetter in N.Z. also records D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO, &c., again presumably in error". Coin should be listed before ROMA 118b.

NOTES

Weight 9.53 g. Coin sold on CNG auction 63 (lot 1524) in May 2003 for USD 280.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski