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RIC VI, ROMA [before 5a], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [HERCVLI PACIFERO]

  

OBVERSE

MAXIMIA-NVSPFAVG [MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

HERCVL-I-P-ACIFERO [HERCVLI PACIFERO]; Hercules stg. r., head l., r. holding olive branch, l. club and lion's skin. PR in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

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 (cf. RIC VI AQUILEIA 3). Calicó 4666. Could be listed before ROMA 5a.

NOTES

Lighter aureus. Weight 5.45 g. From the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 1924,0103.2).

Other specimens:

- specimen sold on Gemini VII auction in January 2011 for $20,000; weight 4.96 g [click for picture].

- specimen sold on A. Tkalec AG auction in September 2008 for $5,331; weight 5.38 g; rev. legend breaks V-L [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski