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RIC VI, ROMA [after 97b], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

  

OBVERSE

MAXIMIANVSNOBCAES [MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES]; head r., laur., with drapery on l. shoulder.

REVERSE

GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. Q[thunderbolt] in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Not attested for this emission (p. 360-361). Specimen similar to ROMA 97b (Nuseum of Fine Arts Boston 64.243, 8.24 g, 28.5 mm) except for bust with piece of drapery visible on l. shoulder. Variety probably much more frequent than for ROMA 94a-95b. Coin should be listed after ROMA 96b.

See also:
ROMA [after 96a], DIOCLETIAN, UNLISTED BUST TYPE
ROMA [after 96b], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE
ROMA [after 97a], CONSTANTIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE

NOTES

Weight 9.33 g; diameter 26.5 mm. From the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1944.100.2870).

Other specimens:

- from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1930.97.6); weight 9.91 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski