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   Maximianus. 286-305 AD. AE, Bronze Antoninianus. Antioch. RIC V pt. 2, 622;
                        Cohen 311. EF, silvered. $50.00.
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                                  Item # 59399

                                Roman Imperial:
           Currently 25 USD                   First Bid 1 USD
DescriptionQuantity  1                        # of Bids 4 (bid history)
           Time Left COMPLETED                Location
           Started   Wed, 19 Apr, 2000        Country   USA
                     09:00:00
           Ends      Tue, 02 May, 2000        (mail this auction to a friend)
                     16:50:00
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           High bid  dr-doolittle
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                                  Description
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Maximianus. 286-305 AD. Æ Antoninianus (3.40 gm). Struck Click for Larger Image
circa 286-295 AD. Antioch mint. IMP C M AVR VAL
MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right /   [Image]
IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter standing right,
holding long sceptre and globe, facing Hercules standing left, holding Victory,
club and lion's skin; S/•XXI. RIC V pt. 2, 622; Cohen 311. EF, silvered.
Estimate $50.

History: The reverse of this coin depicts the divine protectors of the
tetrarchs. When Diocletian devised his new ‘tetrarchy’ system of government,
with the object of bringing much-needed stability to the political situation in
the Empire, part of his strategy was to create two imperial houses, the
‘Jovians’ and the ‘Herculians’. Idealistic and impractical, like so much of
Diocletian's thinking, the plan was to replace the inherently unstable
arrangement based on family dynasties. As creator of the new order he reserved
for himself and his junior colleague, the Caesar Galerius, the designation
‘Jovian’ and they enjoyed the special protection of Jupiter, chief deity of the
Roman pantheon. Maximian, the co-emperor in the West, had been one of the
Empire's leading generals under Aurelian and Probus and Diocletian deemed it
appropriate that he should head the ‘Herculian’ house. Together with his Caesar
Constantius he was under the watchful eye of the hero Hercules, always a
favorite with the rulers of Rome.

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