Maximianus. Aureus; Maximianus; 286-305 AD, Siscia, 286 AD, Aureus, 5.18g. Depeyrot-p. 95, 1/15 (1 spec., St. Petersburg) pl. 15 (same obv. die); RIC-574D; Calicó-4750 (no photo, citing RIC). Obv: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r., seen from front. Rx: VIRTVS AVGVSTORVM Hercules standing r., resting r. hand on club set on ground behind him, holding bow in l. hand, lionskin slung over l. forearm.Rare, only a single specimen found by Depeyrot. Exquisite portrait with nearly mirror surfaces. Tiny mark at 9:00 in reverse field . MS
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