RIC VI, TICINUM [after 29b], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE AND OBVERSE LEGEND [IRREGULAR COIN]
OBVERSE
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IMPMAXIMIANVSAVG [IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG]; bust l., laur., cuir., r. holding spear (or sceptre) over r. shoulder.
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REVERSE
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[GEN]IOPOPV-L-IPOMANI [GENIO POPVLI POMANI (sic!)]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. PT in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE AND OBVERSE LEGEND. Note crude style (falling chlamys looks like a snake) and lettering (POMANI). Mintmark used in Ticinum but obv. was probably copied from Lugdunum issue. Apparently an ancient imitation. Coin could be noted after TICINUM 29b.
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NOTES
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Weight 8.58 g; diameter 28 mm. Coin sold on eBay in April 2011 for USD 153.58.
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