Aureus - Maximianus IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG; Jupiter
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305)
Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (284-305) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 284-294 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 5.2 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 306531 |
| References | RIC V.2# 540F 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.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Jupiter, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG
-/-//SMT
Translation:
Iovi Conservatori Duorum Augustorum.
To Jupiter, protector of the two emperors (Augusti).
Mint
Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, ItalyComments
Mass varies: 5.21–5.22 g;
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (284-294) | "SMT" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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