RIC VI, ROME, MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [VOTA PVBLICA] (Festival of Isis)
OBVERSE
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DNMAXIMIANOFELICISSIMOSENAVG [D N MAXIMIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG]; bust r., laur., in imperial mantle, r. holding olive branch, l. mappa.
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REVERSE
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VOTAPVBLI-CA [VOTA PVBLICA]; Serapis and Isis on galley sailing r.; Serapis std. r. on the stern, wearing a modius and holding the bottom of the mainsail in his l. hand; on the r., Isis stg. r. on the prow, head turned back l. towards Serapis, wearing a basileion and holding the foremast sail in both hands.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen belongs to the Festival of Isis coins (tokens), first struck by Diocletian and continued until the 380s.
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NOTES
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Weight 8.86 g; diameter 27 mm. From "Token Specimens from the Ancient Mediterranean". Bricault & Mondello specimen no. E6.1.
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