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Antoninianus - Maximianus SALVS AVGG; Salus

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305)
Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 290-294
Value Antoninianus (1)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.8 g
Diameter 22.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
306362
References RIC V.2# 422
Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1933. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.2. Marcus Aurelius Probus – Maximian (AD 276–310). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.5.dio.422
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Maximian, radiate, wearing imperial mantle, left, holding eagle-tipped scetpre.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator Maximianus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Maximian, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in arms.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SALVS AVGG
-/-//T

Translation:
Salus Duorum Augustorum.
Health of the two emperors (Augusti).

Mint

Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)

Comments

Mass varies: 3.34–4.42 g;
Diameter varies: 21–24 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (290-294)  "C" in exergue;
ND (290-294)  "T" in exergue;

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