RIC VI, NICOMEDIA [after 3], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, REVERSE VARIETY

OBVERSE	MAXIMIAN-VSPFAVG [MAXIMIANVS P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	HERCVLI-VICTORI [HERCVLI VICTORI]; Hercules stg. l., head r., lion's skin on l. shoulder, r. leaning on club. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	REVERSE VARIETY. Coin similar to NICOMEDIA 3, but the iconography of reverse does not match the description in RIC: "Hercules stg. facing, head r., l. holding apples and lion's skin, r. leaning on club" (p. 553). See also example of NICOMEDIA 3 (weight 5.36 g; sold on Gemini auction in January 2006 for $6,500). Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 3. See also: NICOMEDIA [after 3], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, REVERSE VARIETY NICOMEDIA [after 3], MAXIMIAN HERCULIUS, REVERSE VARIETY

NOTES

Aureus. Weight 5.32 g. Coin offered on Spink auction in October 2003.