6-615

RIC VI, ROMA 71b, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, [CORRECTION], OFFICINA Θ

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAXIMIANVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. R in left field, S in right field. Θ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CORRECTION]. RIC lists for this type only obv. legend 2b: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG (p. 359). Note, however, that all specimens cited in RIC have actually obv. legend 2c: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Apparently a misprint.

See also:
ROMA 71b, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, [CORRECTION], OFFICINA Δ
ROMA 71b, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, [CORRECTION], OFFICINA H

NOTES

Weight 9.36 g. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. B.2010).

Other specimens:

- sold on Vico auction 147 (lot 283) in March 2017 for EUR 60; ex Dattari [click for picture];

- from eBay, June 2018; weight 10.27 g; diameter 26 mm [click for picture];

- from VCoins (Numisantique); weight 11.18 g; diameter 28 mm [click for picture];

- from Magny-Cours Hoard (2, no. 804); weight 10.64 g [click for picture];

- from VCoins (Roman Lode); weight 9.40 g; diameter 27.1-31.4 mm [click for picture];

- from Tomasz Speier's collection; weight 7.50 g; diameter 26.0-29.2 mm [click for picture];


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski