Ancients
Maximianus, rirst reign (AD 286-305). AV aureus (17mm, 5.35 gm, 6h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck 20 November AD 303. MAXIMIA-NVS P F AVG, laureate head of Maximian right / HERCVLI CONSER AVG ET CAESS NN, Hercules standing facing, head left, quiver over shoulder, holding club set on ground and bow; TR in exerge. RIC 234. Depeyrot 10B4. Calicó 4651 (same dies). Nicely centered and struck in high relief on a round flan. A handsome coin with a noble pedigree. NGC XF★ 5/5 - 4/5.Ex Frederick S. Knobloch Collection Part II (Stack's, 3 May 1980), lot 1211, M&M XIX (June 1959), lot 260.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD