RIC VI, ROMA [after 48], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER [FOURRÉE] [IRREGULAR COIN]

OBVERSE	MAXIMIA-NVSAVG [MAXIMIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	VTILITAS-PVBLICA [VTILITAS PVBLICA]; Utilitas stg. facing, head l., with hands in drapery. R in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED FOR RULER. This AES issue is attested in RIC for Diocletian, Constantius and Galerius Maximian (p. 356). Note, however, that this specimen is a fourrée: the core (probably authentic bronze coin) has been plated with gold. Therefore it may be regarded as an ancient imitation. Coud be mentioned in RIC after ROMA 48. See also: ROMA [after 48], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, UNLISTED FOR RULER

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Gold fraction (?). Weight 1.52 g; diameter 16 mm. Coin sold on Numismatik Naumann auction 72 (lot 672) in December 2018 for EUR 325.