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Aureus - Maximianus FATIS VICTRICIBVS; Parcae

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor 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
Diameter 21 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
306666
References RIC V.2# 617E
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.617
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)
, Calicó# 4637
Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes).

Obverse

Bust of Maximian, laureate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Pius Felix Augustus.

Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

The three Fates stand next to each other and shake hands.

Scripts: Latin, Greek

Lettering:
FATIS VICTRICIBVS
(rev. Σ)/-//SMA

Unabridged legend: Fatis Victricibus.

Translation: To the victorious fates.

Mint

SMA Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

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ND (284-294) SMA Photo rev. Σ in left field
ND (284-294) SMA rev. Σ in right field

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Aureus - Maximianus (FATIS VICTRICIBVS; Parcae)
Roma Numismatics
Auction XVII
Lot 800
Internet Archive
28 Mar 2019 ND (284-294) SMA – rev. Σ in left field XF USD 17 444.09
(GBP 13 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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