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RIC VI, ROMA [before 5a], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [HERCVLI DEBELLAT]
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OBVERSE
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MAXIMIA-NVSPFAVG [MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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HER-CVLID-EBELLAT [HERCVLI DEBELLAT]; Hercules stg. l., fighting Hydra with club in r. hand. PR in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED ISSUE. Omitted from RIC V/2 and RIC VI. There is a slight possibility that some of these omitted issues were minted after Reform. Calicó 4666. Could be listed before ROMA 5a.
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NOTES
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Lighter aureus. Weight 5.28 g. Coin sold on Gemini auction in January 2007 for $22,000.
Other specimens:
- specimen from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1986,1225.1); weight 5.06 g; obv. legend break I-A [click for picture].
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