RIC VI, SISCIA [after 94], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [HERCULI DEBELLAT]
OBVERSE
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MAXIMI-ANVSAVG [MAXIMIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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HERCULI-DEBELLAT [HERCULI DEBELLAT]; Hercules l., fighting Hydra with club in r. No m.m.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED ISSUE. Quinarius similar to aurei struck in Siscia in 293-296 [SISCIA 2 and 12]. Listed in King (Uncertain mint, p. 424, no. 2) but bust erroneously described as "laur. dr., r.". Could be listed with other fractions after SISCIA 94.
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NOTES
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Fraction (quinarius). Weight 1.13 g; diameter 16.4 mm. Ex Gert Boersema. Ex Robert Bernobich. Coin sold on eBay in May 2004 for USD 48.89; sold on CNG eAuction 493 (lot 657) in June 2021 for USD 150.
Other specimens:
- from Ancients.info; posted by Gert Boersema [click for picture].
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