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LOT 3260
Maximian BI Antoninianus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 289. 2nd officina. IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / HERCVLI INVICTO AVGG, Hercules standing facing, head to left, holding club with left hand and Victory on globe with right; S in left field. RIC V.2 365; Cohen 266. Good Very Fine. Some silvering remaining.(4.24gr, 24mm, 7h).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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