Antoninianus - Maximianus HERCVLI PACIFERO; Hercules

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305) Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (284-305)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	287-288
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.3 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 306259
References	RIC V.2# 379C Percy H. Webb, Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1933. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 5.2. Marcus Aurelius Probus – Maximian (AD 276–310). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.5.dio.379 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Maximian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C VAL MAXIMIANVS P AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Valerius Maximianus Pius Augustus.

Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Valerius Maximianus, the pious, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Hercules, standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and club with lion's skin in left hand.

Scripts: Latin, Greek

Lettering:
HERCVLI PACIFERO
Γ/-//-

Unabridged legend: Herculi Pacifero.

Translation: To Hercules, the peacemaker.

Mint

Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)

Comments

Mass varies: 3.2–3.52 g;
Diameter varies: 20.5–21.522 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (287-288)												"B" in left field; "SML" in exergue;
ND (287-288)												"SML" in exergue;
ND (287-288)												"Γ" in left field;
ND (287-288)												"Δ" in left field;

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	Katz Auction 184 Lot 46	27 Feb 2026	Undetermined	XF	USD 59.92 (EUR 52.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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