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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1925,0404.4
Denomination
aureus
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Head of Maxentius, laureate, right.
(obverse)
Hercules, naked, standing front, head left, right hand resting on club set on ground, holding bow in left: lion skin draped over left arm.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Maxentius
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
306-307
Production place
Minted in:
Rome (city)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Beaurains
(Beaurains hoard)
Excavated/Findspot:
Arras (France)
(near)
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Die-axis:
12 o'clock
Diameter:
18 millimetres
Weight:
5.44 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
RIC6 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 6: from Diocletian's reform (AD 294) to the death of Maximinus (AD 313)
(137, p.367)
(type)
Bastien & Metzger 1977 / Le Tresor de Beaurains (dit d'Arras)
(187)
(this coin)
PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498.
(1244)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2016 16 Jul-10 Oct, York, Yorkshire Museum, Constantius: York's Forgotten Emperor
Subjects
emperor/empress
classical deity
mythical figure/creature
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Maxentius
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Herakles/Hercules
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Spink & Son Ltd
Acquisition date
1925
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1925,0404.4