Aureus - Maximianus VIRTVS AVGG, Hercules

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year284-294
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC V.2#499D, OCRE#ric.5.dio.499
Obverse descriptionBust of Maximian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Pius Felix Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, the pious, the fortunate, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionHercules, standing right, strangling lion; behind, club.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVIRTVS AVGG
(Translation: Virtus Augustorum. Courage of the emperors (Augusti).)
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MintageND (284-294)  - -
Catalog ID8200946030
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