RB91860. Billon follis (large), RIC VI Lugdunum 14b (C), Cohen VI 179, SRCV IV 13244, Hunter IV-, F, brown tone, some green patina on reverse, obverse porous, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, weight 10.814g, maximum diameter 27.3mm, die axis 210
o, c. 296 A.D.; obverse IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right, bare shoulder seen from behind; reverse GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (to the guardian spirit of the Roman People), Genius of the Roman people standing left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders, kalathos on head, pouring libations from patera with right hand, cornucopia in left hand, no controls or mintmark; RIC V lists this type as common but market evidence indicates it is scarce or rare;
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