RIC V part 2 is completely messed up for Maximian #607 from Cyzicus

Thanks for your work on this. Helps clarify a lot of confusion and tedious details!

 

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I still don't understand how to differentiate Z (7th officina) XXI coins from Antioch and the other mints it could have been struck

 

Just got this beauty... but I can't really identify the mint...Antioch or....? Can anyone shed a light on this one.

Greets Damy

 

I saw this post today while looking for info on a coin I just bought. My eyes crossed trying to read the the info. It looks like I have:

• Maximian (286-310). BI Antoninianus. Cyzicus mint, 293 AD.
• Obv. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
  • OL2: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS AVG
• Rev. Emperor standing right, holding sceptre and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre; between them,
  • RL3b: CONCORDIA MI–LITVM (dot)
  • Between, S
  • in exergue, XXI

My question is about the headgear on the emperor on the reverse. My coin looks like he is wearing a radiate crown. Other examples I see online look like laurate busts with no rays. Is this something mentioned in any of the writeups you have seen? Is this detail too small to mention?
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