Maximianus, Aureus

286-305 AD, Aureus, Trier, 295 AD, 4.84g. Depeyrot 2B/1 pl. 1 (same 
obv. die), RIC VI-14 var., C-305 (200 Fr.) var. Obv: MAXIMI--ANVS P 
AVG Head laureate r. Rx: HERCVLI--VICTORI Hercules seated facing, 
lionskin over lap, l. hand resting on club set on ground, quiver and 
bow to r., PTR in exergue. Obverse struck in high relief. Tiny 
scrape in front of forehead on obverse. Microscopic hairline to 
right of Hercules. Near prooflike surfaces but some contact marks. 
Only one other specimen recorded and that is in a museum. Never 
previously offered for public sale. Near Mint State 
Price 
 $ 11,500