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RIC VI Lugdunum 209

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Lugdunum 209. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Severus II. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows bust of Maximian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding sceptre in right hand, with the legend D N MAXIMIANO P F S AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, loins draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; to left, altar, with the legend GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC VI Lugdunum 211, RIC VI Lugdunum 213b.

Evidence at a glance

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2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
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Historical context

Severus II was Roman emperor and a member of the Tetrarchy from 306 to 307. Maximian, who had previously ruled as Augustus alongside Diocletian from 286 until their joint abdication in 305, reassumed the title of Augustus in late 306. This issue was struck under Severus II at Lugdunum, an important city in Gaul established in 43 BC that served as the capital of Gallia Lugdunensis.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Authority
Severus II

Design

Obverse
Bust of Maximian, laureate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding sceptre in right hand
Reverse
Genius, wearing modius, nude, loins draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; to left, altar
Obverse legend
D N MAXIMIANO P F S AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Lugdunum 209
Denomination and metal
AE2, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
D N MAXIMIANO P F S AVG
Reverse legend to match
GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

Documentation checklist

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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Lugdunum 206

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Lugdunum 207

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Lugdunum 211

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Lugdunum 213b

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

Research required

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  • Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
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