Maximian (AD 286-305) Æ Antoninianus / Name of Hercules

Title: Maximian (AD 286-305) Æ Antoninianus / Name of Hercules
Attribution: RIC Vii 580 Siscia
Date: AD 289-290
Obverse: IMP CMA VAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, radiate, cuirassed bust right
Reverse: CONSERVATOR AVGG, emperor staning right sacrificing over altar with Hercules standing left; B XXI KOY in exergue
Size: 22.65mm
Weight: 3.01 grams
Description: good Fine+. This is an interesting series from Sisica that spells out the name of Hercules using three mintmarks ending in HP-KOY-ΛI. The middle KOY (this example) seems to be the hardest to find of the three types.

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