Aureus - Maximian VIRTVS AVGG, Rome

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Issuer	Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year	287
Type	Standard circulation coin
Value	Aureus (25⁄2)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Gold
Weight	5.05 g
Dimensions	20 mm
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round (irregular) Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)	RIC VI#– , Calicó#4736 , Depey Rom#6/10 , Cohen#595 , Biaggi Rome#1802

Obverse description	Head of Maximian, laureate, right.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	MAXIMIANVS P F AVG (Translation: Maximianus I, pious, successful emperor)
Reverse description	Hercules standing to right, kneeling with left leg on the rump of the Ceryneian Hind, which he seizes by its golden antlers; vertical club behind; mintmark in exergue.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	VIRTVS AVGG PR (Translation: Virtue of the emperors)
Edge
Mint	PR Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)
Mintage	ND (287) PR - -
Catalog ID	9013143940
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