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Maximianus Herculius, 1st Reign, 286-305. Aureus 287, Rome. Obv. MAXIMIANVS - AVGVSTUS Laureate bust with cuirass and paludamentum to r. Rev. HERCVLI - VICTORI Naked Hercules sitting on rock covered with lion's skin; in r. hand club. To r. bow and quiver. PR below. 4.86 g. RIC -. C. 306 var. A. Baldwin Brett, The Aurei and Solidi of the Arras Hoard, NC 1933, p. 297, 41. Calico 4682. Very rare. Fine toning. Almost as struck. Cabinet piece. Brilliant uncirculated.
Ex Auction Adolph Hess AG & Bank Leu AG 41. Lucerne April 24, 1969. Lot 540.