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

OBVERSE	IMPMAVRVALMAXIMIANVSAVG [IMP M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS 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. 129, no. 15).

NOTES

Æ medallion; silvered. Weight 17.78 g. Coin sold on Tkalec auction in April 2007 (lot 339) for CHF 24,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 80 (lot 235) in October 2014 for CHF 40,000. Other specimens: - from Gnecchi II (plate 127, no. 4); weight 16.42 g; diameter 31 mm [click for picture].