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Aureus with head of Maximian I Herculius
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 303–304
Mint: Nicomedia
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 5.29 gm.
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number59.504
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Maximianus to right, laureate.
MAXIMIA NVSAVGVSTVS
Reverse: Within wreath, tied at bottom and with jewel at top:
XX/MAXI/MIAN/IAV/SMN
MAXIMIA NVSAVGVSTVS
Reverse: Within wreath, tied at bottom and with jewel at top:
XX/MAXI/MIAN/IAV/SMN
ProvenanceFrom a hoard with a Mediterranean origin, including MFA 59.494-59.512 (published in the Illustrated London News, November 14, 1959); 1959: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1; purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd., September 17, 1959, for
£ 18,000/-/- (this is the total price for 59.494-59.512)
£ 18,000/-/- (this is the total price for 59.494-59.512)