Antoninianus - Maximianus HERCVLI CONSERVAT; Hercules
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 | 285-288 |
| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.3 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 306540 |
| References | RIC V.2# 545C 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, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C M A VAL MAXIMIANVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Maximianus Pius Felix Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Maximianus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HERCVLI CONSERVAT
-/-//PXXIT
Translation:
Herculi Conservatori.
To Hercules, the protector.
Mint
Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, ItalyComments
Mass varies: 2.97–3.74 g;
Diameter varies: 21–22.4 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 21–22.4 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (285-288) | "PXXIT" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (285-288) | "SXXI•T" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (285-288) | "SXXIT" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
| ND (285-288) | "TXXIT" in exergue; | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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