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Details
LOT 3013
Divus Maximian AE Half Follis. Struck under Constantine I, AD 317-318. Rome mint. 1st officina.
DIVO MAXIMIANO SEN FORT IMP, laureate and veiled head of Divus Maximian to right / MEMORIAE AETERNAE, lion advancing to right; above, club; R P in exergue. RIC VII 120. Very Fine.(2.16gr, 16mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Ex Classical Numismatic Group.
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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