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Follis with bust of Maximian I Herculius

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 300–303
Mint: Ticinum

Medium/Technique Bronze (silvered)
Dimensions Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 10.78 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.192
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Maximianus to right.
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Reverse: Moneta standing, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left.
In exergue: ST·
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ProvenanceBy 1963: from a hoard of Tetrarch coins with Patriciades in Athens, Greece (said to have been found near Salonika); 64.175-64.276 were purchased in 1963 from Patriciades by Cornelius C. Vermeule III on behalf of MFA with funds approved in advance by the Trustees; accessioned by MFA, March 11, 1964