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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 7829417, member: 31620&quot;][USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] </p><p>The Max Herc - IOVI AVGG appears with several bust types, all of which are scarcer when compared with the equivalent Diocletian type</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI%20146bm%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>The following with a military bust is quite a bit scarcer</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– IOVI AVGG, Jupiter seated left, holding victory on globe in right hand and leaning on scepter in left hand</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (//A). Emission 7, Officina 1. Sping A.D. 290 - 291</p><p>Reference:– Cohen 319. Bastien XI 332 (7). Voetter p. 57. RIC V Pt. 2 384a (Rated R)</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_146co_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And then I have this one which is yet to be published.... but is planned to be included in the next Bastien Supplement</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right (seen from front)</p><p>Rev:– IOVI AVGG, Jupiter standing right holding thunderbolt and spear,eagle at feet.</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (//A). Emission 7. Officina 1. Spring A.D. 290 – A.D. 291</p><p>Reference(s) – Cohen -. Bastien - (0). RIC V Pt. 2 Lugdunum - Bust Type C. </p><p><br /></p><p>This reverse type not noted in RIC or Bastien for Maximianus Herculius. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is noted in RIC and Bastien for Diocletian (RIC quotes as common, Bastien 300 (1), 301 (1) and 302 (3) would appear to counter this rating)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_146do_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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