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1 Aureus - Imitating Maximian, 285-305
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 285-301 |
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| Diameter | 21 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Maximian facing left, rendered in a somewhat barbaric style characteristic of Germanic imitations. The emperor's effigy displays a laurel wreath and a simplified draped treatment of the shoulder. A retrograde or irregular Latin legend encircles the bust in the field, reading MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS. The portrait, while clearly derived from official Roman prototypes, exhibits the cruder engraving typical of barbarian struck imitations. |
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| Obverse lettering | MAXIMIANVS AVGVSTVS |
| Reverse description | The emperor on horseback advancing to the right, his right hand raised in a gesture of salute or acclamation, in a composition closely imitating official Tetrarchic aurei. The horse is rendered in a simplified, somewhat stylized manner consistent with barbarian workshop execution. A Latin legend surrounds the design in the field, referencing the consular title. The overall composition reflects a Germanic craftsman's attempt to replicate the equestrian reverse type common to Maximian's coinage. |
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