E-auction 34-12212 - brm_123152 - MAXIMIANUS HERCULIUS Demi-follis ou demi-nummus
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| Estimate : | 95 € |
| Price : | 26 € |
| Maximum bid : | 31 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 December 2013 15:33:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Demi-follis ou demi-nummus
Date: 317-318
Mint name / Town : Siscia
Metal : copper
Diameter : 14,50 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,42 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait. Flan court au droit sur la légende. Patine marron et sable. Très joli revers légèrement décentré
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : DIVO MAXIMIANO SEN FORT IMP.
Obverse description : Buste lauré, voilé et drapé de Maximien Hercule à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (K*11).
Obverse translation : "Divo Maximiano Seniori Fortissimo Imperatori", (Au divin Maximien, empereur l’aîné et le plus brave).
Reverse
Reverse legend : REQVIES OPTIM-ORVM MERITORVM// SIS.
Reverse description : L'empereur voilé assis à gauche sur une chaise curule, levant la main droite et tenant un sceptre court de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Requies Optimorum Meritorum”, (Le repos bien mérité des meilleurs).
Historical background
MAXIMIANUS HERCULIUS
(+310)
Consecration of Constantine I
After a tumultuous life Maximien, is eliminated or commits suicide at the beginning of the year 310, after having tried to assassinate his son-in-law, Constantin Ier. It is moreover Fausta, daughter of Maximien, who reveals the plot. Constantin uses the image of his father-in-law, still very popular among the military, to restore his memory and bring him into the Constantinian family. Maximien is the grandfather of Constantin II, Constans and Constance II..
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