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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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950
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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
See original version (French)
Estimate €8,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
Maximian Hercules (286–305). Aureus commemorating Diocletian’s Vicennalia, n.d. (303), Ticinum.
Obverse: MAXIMIAN – VS AVGVSTVS. Laureate head facing right.
Rev. Within a wreath: XX / MAXI / MIAN / I AVG / SMT.
Calicó 4770 - RIC.11b; Gold - 5.2 g - 18 mm - 11 h
From the Ars Classica XVII auction, Geneva, 3 October 1934, lot 929 (collections of R. Burrage, Esq., of Boston, Mass.; of J. S., of Vienna; and other foreign collectors).
NGC Ch AU 5/5 3/5 edge marks (2130990-004).
Two very slight proof marks on the edge at 4 o’clock on the reverse and 6 o’clock on the obverse. Well centred with faint signs of circulation. Attractive golden patina. Superb in Proof condition.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, implemented in national law with effect from 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, European successful bidders will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot.
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