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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3734040, member: 31620&quot;]Perhaps I can clarify here for you. The letter in exe is the mintmark. These have been analysed and placed into proposed Emissions/Issues by Pierre Bastien.</p><p><br /></p><p>For this type the letters B and C were used in Emission 7, which he dates to Spring A.D. 290 A.D. 291, S was used in the previous emission, dated to Autumn A.D. 289 – Early A.D. 290.</p><p><br /></p><p>What you also need to Understand is that a RIC number here covers a whole range of coins. RIC doesn&#039;t attempt to create a chronology and generally allocates a RIC number to a combination of Reverse Legend, Reverse Type and Obverse Legend. Against this RIC number it lists the known bust type e.g. Bust Type C (Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right) as your coin or Bust Type F (Radiate, cuirassed bust right). It then also lists the known mintmarks e.g. //B, //C, //S. It fails however to list which exact combination of these was known.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 398 has obverse legend &quot;IMP MAXIMIANVS P AVG&quot; and so I think that is wrong as a starter. RIC 399 has obverse legend &quot;IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG&quot; as per your coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin would be attributed as RIC 399 Bust Type C.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me illustrate:-</p><p>This would be the RIC 398 version of your coin:-</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS<b> P</b> AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– PAX AVGG Pax standing left, with Victory on globe and scepter</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (B in exe.). Emission 7, Officina 2. Spring A.D. 290 A.D. 291</p><p>References:– RIC V Part 2 398 Bust Type C. Bastien Volume VII 373 (6 examples cited)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20146ba%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my example of RIC 399 that matches your coin:-</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– PAX AVGG Pax standing left, with Victory on globe and scepter</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (B in exe.). Emission 7, Officina 2. Spring A.D. 290 A.D. 291</p><p>References:– RIC V Part 2 399 Bust Type C. Bastien Volume VII 379</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20146p%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>These coins are also attributed as RIC 399:-</p><p>RIC 399 Bust Type F (B in exe)</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (B in exe.). Emission 7, Officina 2. Spring A.D. 290 A.D. 291</p><p>References:– RIC V Part 2 399 Bust Type F. Bastien Volume VII 380</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20146i%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 399 Bust Type F (S in exe)</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20146x%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>RIC 399 Bust Type H (B in exe)</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20146w%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Sometimes RIC does not have an abbreviation for the Bust Type and it has to be written out:-</p><p>RIC 399 Radiate bust left in imperial mantle (B in exe)</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI%20146ai%20img~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>RIC 399 Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust right (B in exe)</p><p>Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– PAX A-VGG, Pax standing left, with Victory on globe and scepter</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (//B). Emission 7, Officina 2. Spring A.D. 290 A.D. 291</p><p>References:– Cohen 443. Bastien 381 (7 examples cited). RIC 399</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_146cw_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Changing the obverse legend changes the RIC number:-</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– PAX AVGG, Pax standing left, with Victory on globe and scepter</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (S in exe.). Emission 6, Officina 2. Autumn A.D. 289 – Early A.D. 290</p><p>References:– RIC V Part 2 396 Bust Type F. Bastien Volume VII 277</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20146ae%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Obv:– IMP C MAXIMIANVS P AVG, Radiate, draped bust left (seen from rear), holding shield and spear</p><p>Rev:– PAX AVGG, Pax standing left, with Victory on globe and scepter</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (//S). Emission 6, Officina 2. Autumn A.D. 289 to start A.D. 290</p><p>Reference:– Cohen 455. Bastien 281 (2 all from same obverse die). RIC 402.</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_146cr_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>A different Reverse type though changes the number again:-</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, Radiate, helmeted cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– PAX AVGG, Minerva standing left, olive branch upward in right hand, spear in left and resting left hand on shield</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (C in left field, Thunderbolt in exe). Emission 10, Officina 3. 1st March A.D. 293 – 20th November A.D. 293</p><p>Reference:– Cohen 427. RIC V Pt. 2 404. Bastien Volume VII 496 (9 examples cited)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI%20146aw%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And yet again:-</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– PAX AVGG, Pax standing left, olive branch upward in right hand, transverse scepter in left</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (//B). Emission 12, Officina 2. A.D. 294</p><p>Reference:– Cohen -. RIC V Pt. 2 407 Bust Type F. Bastien Volume VII 597 (3 examples cited)</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20146ax%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s not forget that the same coins were produced for Diocletian at the same in the same emission from the same officina at the same time......</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– PAX AVGG, Pax standing left, with Victory on globe and scepter</p><p>Minted in Lugdunum (B in exe.). Emission 7, Officina 2. Spring A.D. 290 to A.D. 291</p><p>References:– Cohen 366. RIC V Pt 2 67 Bust Type F. Bastien 365 (11 examples cited)</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI%20141au%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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