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LOT 3264
Maximian BI Nummus. First reign, AD 286-305.
Siscia mint; struck AD 295. 1st officina. IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head to left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera with right hand and cornucopia with left; A in right field, (star)SIS in exergue. RIC VI 85b. Extremely Fine. Full silvering.(9.65gr, 28mm, 11h).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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