6-857

RIC VI, ROMA, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [MONETA AVGG]

  

OBVERSE

IMPCMAVRVALMAXIMIANVSPFAVG [IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

MONETAAVGG [MONETA AVGG]; three Monetae stg. l., each holding scale and cornucopiae.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED ISSUE. Æ medallions of the rulers of the First Tetrarchy with three Monetae on reverse are omitted both in RIC V/2 and RIC VI. Apparently most of these coins belong to the pre-reform coinage, but the present author decided to include them in this supplement. Note that the weight of individual specimens could vary significantly (from less than 20 g to 40 g and more). Listed in Gnecchi II (p. 128, no. 8).

NOTES

Æ medallion. Weight 33.87 g. Tkalec Auction 2007 (lot 338), April 2007; Gorny & Mosch auction 164 (lot 445), March 2008; Aurea Numismatika auction 38 (lot 682), May 2011.

Other specimens:

- from the Bibliothèque nationale de France (IFN-11353236); probably emited later; weight 31.36 g; diameter 37.5 mm; rev. legend breaks N-E and V-G [click for picture];

- sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 74 (lot 321) in November 2013 for CHF 10,000; sold on Nomos auction 9 (lot 300) in October 2014 for CHF 6,400; weight 27.71 g; diameter 31 mm [click for picture];

- from Gnecchi II (plate 126, no. 8); weight 29.52 g; diameter 35 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski