Ancient and Medieval Coins Canada

Auction 1  –  1 December 2018

Ancient and Medieval Coins Canada, Auction 1

Ancient and Medieval Coins

Sa, 01.12.2018, from 6:00 PM CET
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Description

LONDON TETRARCHIC: Maximianus (285-305), AE follis, issued c. 296-303. London, 8.49g, 28.5mm.
Obv: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: GENIO POPV–LI ROMANI; Genius standing, facing left, head surmounted by a modius, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm; no mark in ex.
RIC VI 17 (London); CT (Cloke & Toone) 2.01.007. Cloke & Toone combine RIC 6b and 17 into one catalogue number due to the presence of continuous variation in bust size; there are not really two distinct bust types as RIC would have it.
From the James Pickering Romano-Britannic Collection (please see lot 122 for details), acquired from Forvm Ancient Coins.
This is a clear example of the the "refined" style of C&T 2.01, and of a larger bust that catalogues in RIC as No. 17.

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