Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2

Lot: 449

ROMAN EMPIRE: Maximian (first reign). AD 286-305. AV 
aureus (5.49 gm).

ROMAN EMPIRE. Maximian (first reign, AD 286-305). Gold 
aureus (5.49 gm). Cyzicus, ca. AD 286-293. IMP C M A 
MAXIMIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / 
VIRTVTI HERCVLIS, nude Hercules standing right, his 
right hand on his hip, his left resting on club wrapped 
in lion skin and set on rock, mintmark S C in exergue. 
RIC 605. Cohen 663. Very rare. Brilliant mint state. 


Estimated Value: $ 7,500 


...Sold for $5,400 USD [ approx 4104 EUR, 2862 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
          and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).