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906 - ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN Maxentius (306–312). Aureus for Maximian Hercules, Senior Augustus ND (early 307), Rome. Rev. MAXIMIANV - S SEN P F AVG. Laureate head facing right. Rev. FELIX ING - RE - SSVS SEN AVG / PR. Rome seated on the left, holding a sceptre and a shield inscribed VOT XXX. Calicó 4643 (photograph of 4642 = this specimen) – RIC.145 (7a) p.369; Gold – 5.74 g – 17 mm – 12 h This is the specimen illustrated in Calicó (under the previous number). From the Biaggi collection no. 1780, then M&M auction 61, 7–8 October 1982, lot 482; H.D. Rauch auction 33, Vienna, 21 May 1984, lot 704; Leu 54, 28 April 1992, lot 315; MDC 13 lot 1136 and finally NGSA 22, 24 November 2025, lot 176. On a short, thick flan, with a sharp strike and in high relief. The patina is golden, slightly matt. Superb in mint condition. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, a general under Diocletian, was elevated to the rank of Caesar in 285. He was granted the title of Augustus in 286. The Eastern government, under Diocletian, established its capital at Nicomedia, whilst Maximian Hercule ruled the western part of the Empire from Milan until their simultaneous retirement in 305. When Maxentius rebelled against Galerius at the end of 306, he recalled his father, who had commanded armies for decades, as Senior Augustus. Our aureus is a coin struck by Maxentius to celebrate his father’s return. The reverse, facing the same direction, depicts ‘the triumphal entry of the Elder Emperor (Senioris Augusti)’ into Rome, either at the end of 306 or, more likely, at the beginning of 307 following the victory over Severus II and his capture * Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, successful bidders from within the EU will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot https://d10dakqizeg4uw.cloudfront.net/VAE19/906.mp4
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