Antoninianus - Maximianus HERCVLI CONSERVAT; 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	285-288
Value	Antoninianus (1)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.7 g
Diameter	21.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 306546
References	RIC V.2# 547F 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.547 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Hercules, standing right, leaning on club with lion's skin on rock.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HERCVLI CONSERVAT
-/-//SXXIT

Translation:
Herculi Conservatori.
To Hercules, the protector.

Mint

Ticinum, modern-day Pavia, Italy

Comments

Mass varies: 3.52–4 g;
Diameter varies: 21–22 mm;

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (285-288)												"QXXIT" in exergue;
ND (285-288)												"SXXIT" in exergue;
ND (285-288)												"TXXIT" in exergue;
ND (285-288)												"VIXXIT" in exergue;
ND (285-288)												"VXXIT" in exergue;

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