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Aureus - Maximianus VIRTVS AVGG, Rome
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 294 |
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| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Hercules, the divine patron of Maximianus, depicted kneeling to the right with his left knee pressed upon the back of a stag, his powerful hands gripping the animal's antlers in a scene of heroic conquest. The figure of Hercules is rendered with characteristic muscular vigor, referencing the emperor's Herculian dynastic identity within the Tetrarchic ideology. The reverse legend VIRT-VS AVG-G is divided across the field, proclaiming the virtue and martial valor of the co-emperors. A mintmark appears in the exergue, identifying the Rome mint and officina. A fine beaded border frames the entire reverse composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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