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Antoninianus - Maximianus IOVI CONSERVAT, Jupiter
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 292-291 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (292-291) - `A` in field; `XXI` in exergue; - ND (292-291) - `B` in field; `XXI` in exergue; - ND (292-291) - `Γ` in field; `XXI` in exergue; - |
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Maximianus issued this coin as co-emperor under the Tetrarchic system Diocletian formalized in 293 AD — the IOVI CONSERVAT reverse type was not incidental. Jupiter was deliberately assigned as the divine patron of Diocletian's senior Jovian dynasty, while Maximianus's own line took Hercules. A coin invoking Jupiter from Maximianus's mint is therefore a pointed assertion of collegiate piety toward his senior colleague, not merely conventional flattery of the gods.
RIC V.2 563C places this among the Cyzicus issues of the pre-Tetrarchic reform coinage, before Diocletian's currency overhaul standardized the antoninianus out of existence entirely.