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Antoninianus - Maximianus PAXX AVGG, Pax
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 290-294 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Maximianus facing right, depicted in the heroic military manner characteristic of the Tetrarchic period. The radiate crown is integrated with a crested helmet of Attic form, with detailed engraving of the cheekpiece and crest visible. The emperor's bearded portrait is rendered in a bold, soldierly style, with the cuirass indicated by articulated shoulder plates below. The encircling Latin legend runs from lower left to upper right within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG (Translation: Imperator Maximianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Maximian, emperor (Augustus).) |
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The PAXX AVGG reverse type — an apparent scribal or die-cutter's error for PAX AVGG — appears on issues from the Diocletianic reform period, when the mint system was being reorganized across multiple officinae simultaneously. The doubled X is not a modern cataloging variant; it appears on the die itself, and RIC V.2 399 records it as struck. Whether it reflects haste, a poorly trained engraver, or a brief uncorrected error before the die was pulled, no one has settled.