RIC VI, ROMA [before 1], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [HERCVLI DEBELLAT]

OBVERSE	MAXIMIA-NVSPFAVG [MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; head r., in lion's skin.
REVERSE	HERC-V-L-IDEBELLAT [HERCVLI DEBELLAT]; Hercules stg. l., fighting Hydra with club in r. hand. PROM in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. The mark PROM was already known to Cohen (cf. Cohen, vol. VI, p. 517, no. 254) and to Voetter (cf. Sammlung Bachofen von Echt, Wien 1903, p. 133, no. 2329). Also Percy H. Webb - the author of RIC V - mentioned that "the exergual mark PR is common on aurei of the new style before and after the Reform. PROM appears after that event" (RIC vol. V, part II, p. 214). Unfortunately, entire AV series with PROM m.m. was omitted in RIC VI, in error. Note that so far four different rev. legend breaks are attested: C-V-L-I, L-I, I-D and D-E, which could make in RIC four separate entries (cf. TREVERI 802 and 807 or SISCIA 61 and SISCIA 62). Listed in Cohen, vol. VI, p. 517, no. 254. Listed in Depeyrot (p. 83, no. 9/6; rev. break not given, specimen from Canessa cited). Note also that Depeyrot lists as no. 9/7 type which description is virtually the same except for rev. legend break D-E. However, for this type specimen from Ratto 1955, lot 1082 is cited, but actually it has different bust (head r., laur.), rev. with Hercules stg. r. and rev. legend break I-D. Should be listed in RIC before ROMA 1. See also: ROMA [before 1], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [HERCVLI DEBELLAT] ROMA [before 1], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [HERCVLI DEBELLAT] ROMA [before 1], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [HERCVLI DEBELLAT]

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Lighter aureus. Weight 5.22 g; diameter 18 mm. Ex Roma Numismatics auction XXV (lot 1077), September 2022. Sold on Gorny & Mosch auction 293 (lot 630) in March 2023 for EUR 15,000. Other specimens: - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 39 (lot 175) in May 2007 for CHF 31,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 141 (lot 271) in November 2023 for CHF 55,000; weight 5.42 g; diameter 18 mm; rev. legend break D-E [click for picture]; - from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1867,0101.875; weight 5.24 g [click for picture]; - sold on Hess Divo 307 (lot 1712) auction in June 2007 for CHF 34,000; sold on Rauch auction 83 (lot 425) in November 2008 for EUR 24,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 52 (lot 586) in October 2009 for CHF 40,000; weight 5.21 g; diameter 19 mm; rev. legend break L-I [click for picture]; - sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 72 (lot 753) in May 2013 for CHF 48,000; weight 5.30 g; rev. legend break L-I [click for picture]; - from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.38225); weight 5.79 g; diameter 18.5 mm; rev. legend break L-I [click for picture]; - from the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collection (reg. no. 18227518); weight 5.24 g; diameter 19 mm; rev. legend break I-D [click for picture]; - from Helbing auction 70 (lot 375), December 1932; weight 5.30 g; rev. legend break L-I [click for picture]; - from Canessa auction "Collezione Caruso" (lot 524), June 1923; weight 5.45 g; diameter 19 mm; rev. legend break D-E [click for picture]; - from Bellinger, A. R., Bruun, P., Kent, J. P. C., Sutherland, C. H. V., "Late Roman Gold and Silver Coins at Dumbarton Oaks: Diocletian to Eugenius", Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol. 18 (1964), p. 169, no. 16; weight 5.464 g; rev. legend break I-D [click for picture];