Lot 91
91
Maximianus (AD 285-305), Gold Aureus, mint of Trier, c.AD 294-305, 5.5 gms., MAXIMIANVS P AVG, laureate head right, rev. HERCVLI VICTORI, Hercules standing, head left, holding Victory and club, PT in exergue (RIC 12; Sir J. Evans, On Some Rare or Unpublished Roman Coins, Num. Chron., 1902, pp.345-363, pl.XIX, 6), brilliant mint state and very rare, the portrait of Maximian struck in magnificent high relief

Details
Maximianus (AD 285-305), Gold Aureus, mint of Trier, c.AD 294-305, 5.5 gms., MAXIMIANVS P AVG, laureate head right, rev. HERCVLI VICTORI, Hercules standing, head left, holding Victory and club, PT in exergue (RIC 12; Sir J. Evans, On Some Rare or Unpublished Roman Coins, Num. Chron., 1902, pp.345-363, pl.XIX, 6), brilliant mint state and very rare, the portrait of Maximian struck in magnificent high relief
Provenance
Alexandria Hoard, 1902
Sir John Evans Collection
Brand Collection III, Sotheby's London, 1983, lot 448