Maximian AD 286-310, AE Antoninianus (21mm, 4.18 gram) Lugdunum IMP C VAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right VIRTVS AVGG; C in l. field; Hercules “Farnese” standing r. holding hand behind his back, and resting club on rock, lion skin draped over arm RIC 437; very fine it has nice details/ Reverse
That's a great coin @ro1974 , especially the reverse. I recently got two coins of his. The first one an ant. Maximianus, First reign, 286-305. AE Antoninianus Lugdunum, 287-289. IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximian to right. Rev. VIRTVTI AVGG Hercules standing right, strangling the Nemean lion; at his feet to left, club. Lyon 213. RIC V, 454. And a really nice follis with a killer portrait that blew my mind away when I saw it. Maximianus AE Follis. Rome. 300-301 CE 8.86g, 28.15 mm IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, laureate head right / SACRA MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. Mintmark S-club. RIC VI Rome 100b; Sear 13292. Note: Gloss black patina.
Its bronze...but it has a very glossy black patina that reflects a lot of light, which is probably why you thought it was silver. But hey, I don't mind it being bronze, it is a wonderful coin anyways. Thanks for the compliment.
That coin has a very glossy dark patina so it reflects a lot of light. It looks to me like a CNG auction photo. It is not silver. Here is mine: Maximian, AD 286-305 AE, Follis, 8.8g, 31mm; 6h; Heraclea Obv.: IMP CMA MAXIMIANVS PF AVG; laureate head right Rev.: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over shoulder (falls low), holding paera from which liquid flows and cornucopiae In Ex.: HTΓ Here is a Diocletian follis with the same reverse as Sallent's: Dioclectian, AD 284-305 AE, Follis, 9.8g, 28mm; 1h; Aquelia mint Obv.: IMP DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG; laureate head right Rev.: SACR MONET AVGG CAESS NOSTR; crescent in left field; VI in right field; Moneata holding scales and cornucopiae In Ex.: AQP
MAXIMIANUS AE Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right REVERSE: FELIX ADVENT AVGG N N, Africa standing facing, looking left, wearing elephant-skin headdress, holding standard and elephant's tusk, lion with captured bull at feet, H in right field, mintmark PKB Struck at Carthage. AD 298 9.1g, 28mm RIC VI 25b MAXIMIANUS AE Follis OBVERSE: IMP C MA MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right REVERSE: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, holding patera & cornucopia, Delta to right, dot TS dot in ex. Struck at Thessalonica, 302/3 AD 10.3g, 27mm RIC VI 25b
RI MAXIMIANUS HERCULIUS 286-305 CE antoninianus Antioch 292-295 CE Pre-Reform CONCORDIA MILITVM Jupiter RIC V 621 H-officina 8
It would be good if members would refer to the poster or use the "quote" function in long threads when commenting so we can tell which coin they are commenting on. Just block a bit of the post and select "Quote" and then in your "reply" hit "insert quote". I agree that some of the reverses shown are "sweet", but which one elicited the comment? For me, the coin shown by @ro1974 is "sweet"!
I would love to have the OP coin in my subcollection of this reverse type! My Maximianus is from Ticinum:
