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Antoninianus - Maximianus SALVS AVGG, Salus
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 290-294 |
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| Value | Antoninianus (1) |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, cuirassed bust of Emperor Maximianus facing right, rendered in the robust military style characteristic of the Tetrarchic period. The radiate crown, denoting the antoninianus denomination, rises prominently above the imperial effigy, while the cuirass with visible scale or muscle detailing conveys martial authority. The encircling Latin legend runs clockwise around the bust, framed by a beaded border. The portrait exhibits the strong, somewhat severe physiognomy typical of late third-century imperial coinage. The flan is irregular, as is common for hammered coins of this era. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Maximianus ruled as co-emperor under Diocletian's Tetrarchic system, and the SALVS AVGG legend — invoking the health and welfare of two Augusti — dates this piece to before the elevation of Constantius and Galerius as Caesars in 293, after which the formula would have required acknowledgment of four rulers. The Antioch mint attribution under RIC V.2 422F places production in the eastern workshops during a period of intense military pressure on the Euphrates frontier.