RB93174. Billon follis (large), Hunter V 26 (also 1st officina), RIC VI Ticinum 31b, Cohen VI 179, SRCV IV 13250, Choice VF, full border centering, attractive style, traces of silvering, flow lines, small areas of porosity, edge cracks, 1st officina, Ticinum (Pavia, Italy) mint, weight 10.819g, maximum diameter 28.2mm, die axis 150
o, c. 296 - 297 A.D.; obverse IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse GENIO POPVLI ROMANI (to the guardian spirit of the Roman People), Genius standing half left, head left, kalathos on head, nude but for chlamys over shoulder, pouring libations from patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, star left, PT in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection;
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