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        66, Lot: 131. MAXIMIANUS 286-305 AD. 
        Antoninianus (23mm, 3.37 gm). Lugdunum (Lyon) 
        mint. Struck circa 289 AD. Estimate $100. Sold 
        For $103 

        MAXIMIANUS 286-305 AD. Antoninianus (23mm, 3.37 
        gm). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck circa 289 AD. 
        Radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust right / 
        Victory standing right on club, crowning 
        Hercules standing right, wrestling Nemean Lion. 
        RIC V 460; Bastien, Lyon II 233. EF, with almost 
        complete silvering. 
        From the Paul McIlroy Collection.
        Issued to commemorate the victories of 
        Constantius I in northern Gaul. 
From CNG e-Auction #66, closed 11 June 2003, re-used By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.