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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     933-6191      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Maximianus Date Ruled:     AD 285-305, 307-308, 310 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Follis Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 304-305 Diameter:     28 mm Weight:     10.1 g Obverse Legend:     IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Obverse Description:     Laureate bust left Reverse Legend:     HERCVLI VICTORI / S - Γ/P Reverse Description:     Hercules standing facing, head left, leaning on his club and holding apples; a lion's skin hangs from his elbow; S - Γ-P in fields; ALE in ex Exergue:     ALE Mint Mark:     ALE Mint:     Alexandria Primary Reference:     RIC Unlisted (cf. RIC VI 039) Photograph Credit:     Anonymous Notes:     Technically, this type is unlisted for left-facing bust; RIC 39 references bust type B, which is radiate bust right, instead of bust type C, which is this one, but IMO this is simply a typo in RIC. The radiate bust type makes no sense at all for this type (that was used exclusively for the fractions), on the other hand, for all of the other tetrarchs, a left-bust variety like this one is catalogued

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