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

OBVERSE	IMPCMAVRVALMAXIMIANVSPFAVG [IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; bust l., laur., in imperial mantle, holding Victory on globe in r. hand, eagle-tipped sceptre in l.
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. 11).

NOTES

Æ medallion. Weight 31.44 g; diameter 34 mm. Sold on Bank Leu auction 20 (lot 392) in April 1978 for CHF 75,000; sold on Nomos auction 5 (lot 255) in October 2011 for CHF 190,000. Other specimens: - from Gnecchi II (plate 126, no. 10); weight 30.85 g; diameter 36 mm [click for picture].