Aureus - Maximianus COS III; Cyzicus

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (284-305)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	288-289
Value	Aureus (25⁄2)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Gold
Weight	5.4 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 306642
References	RIC V.2# 598 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.598 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Cohen# 86 Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain. Paris, France (13 volumes). , Calicó# 4633 Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes).

Obverse

Head of Maximian, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS

Unabridged legend: Maximianus Augustus.

Translation: Maximian, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Maximian, draped, cuirassed, riding right, spearing fallen enemy.

Script: Latin

Lettering: COS III

Unabridged legend: Consul Tertium.

Translation: Consul for the third time.

Mint

Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, Turkey

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (288-289)

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