RIC VI, TREVERI [after 287], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [Y]

OBVERSE	IMPMAXIMIANVSPFAVG [IMP MAXIMIANVS P f AVG] [2d]; bust l., laur., helm., cuir., r. holding spear, l. shield [Y].
REVERSE	GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. B in left field, star in right field. TR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED BUST TYPE - Y. Not attested for obv. legend 2c (p. 187). Could be regarded as bust type Z (sceptre instead of spear), i.e. TREVERI 288. But cf. example of TREVERI 288 (Leu web auction 24, lot 3208, 8.68 g, 26 mm). Should be listed after TREVERI 287.

NOTES

Weight 10.56 g; diameter 28 mm. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 11 (lot 1936) in February 2020 for CHF 340; sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 32 (lot 2174) in December 2024 for CHF 460. Other specimens: - from MA-Shops (Mike R. Vosper); weight 9.06 g; diameter 27.5 mm [click for picture].