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RIC VI, LONDINIUM [after 6b], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED BUST TYPE [CONSULAR]
  
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OBVERSE
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IMPCMAXIMIANVSPFAVG [IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; bust r., laur., in mantle.
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REVERSE
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GENIOPOPV-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED BUST TYPE. Not attested for obv. legend 2a (p. 124). Listed in Cloke-Toone (1.03.007). Note that mantle could be sometimes confused with elaborate cuirass. Coin should be listed in RIC after LONDINIUM 6b.
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NOTES
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Weight 10.37 g; diameter 28 mm. Ex Dattari. Sold on Vico auction 147 (lot 275) in March 2017 for EUR 100; sold on CNG auction 121 (lot 962) in October 2022 for USD 600.
Other specimens:
- from Mossop (plate VII, no. 7) [click for picture];
- from the British Museum Collection (reg. no. 2022,4018.11); Rauceby hoard; weight 10.28 g; diameter 27 mm [click for picture];
- from Magny-Cours Hoard (1, no. 17); weight 10.75 g [click for picture].
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