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<p>[QUOTE="nerosmyfavorite68, post: 25533437, member: 134416"]It's impressive to have so many of the neater types of Maximianus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have only an inexpensive example, one of the probably less than 25 AE Ant's that I own. I collect relatively few Ant's and even less of the AE variety. I do have a soft spot for Ant's of Maximian from Lugdunum. They tend to have better portraits and neater obverse types.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1635518[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maximianus Herculius, first reign. 286-306 AD. AE Silvered Antoninianus (3.59g, 21mm). Lugdunum mint. Struck 287-9 AD. Obv.: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VIRTVTI AVGG, Hercules standing right, strangling the Nemean lion; at his feet to left, club. RIC 454; Cohen 650; Lyon 214. Reverse struck from a worn die, aEF.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="nerosmyfavorite68, post: 25533437, member: 134416"]It's impressive to have so many of the neater types of Maximianus. I have only an inexpensive example, one of the probably less than 25 AE Ant's that I own. I collect relatively few Ant's and even less of the AE variety. I do have a soft spot for Ant's of Maximian from Lugdunum. They tend to have better portraits and neater obverse types. [ATTACH=full]1635518[/ATTACH] Maximianus Herculius, first reign. 286-306 AD. AE Silvered Antoninianus (3.59g, 21mm). Lugdunum mint. Struck 287-9 AD. Obv.: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VIRTVTI AVGG, Hercules standing right, strangling the Nemean lion; at his feet to left, club. RIC 454; Cohen 650; Lyon 214. Reverse struck from a worn die, aEF.[/QUOTE]
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