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Aureus - Maximianus HERCVLI CONSERVAT; Hercules

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 284-294
Value Aureus (25⁄2)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Gold
Weight 5.30 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
306529
References RIC V.2# 538E
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.538
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Maximian, laureate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Augustus.

Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator) Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock.

Script: Latin

Lettering: HERCVLI CONSERVAT

Unabridged legend: Herculi Conservatori.

Translation: To Hercules, the protector.

Mint

Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, Italy

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (284-294) 

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