AE Antoninianus 4.24g. 23mm. 291 A.D. Ticinum Mint
Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust, r.
IMP C M A VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Hercules standing r., holding club with lion’s skin on rock; In ex.: SXXIT
HERCVLI ONSERVAT [sic]
RIC V 544
Brown patina with traces of silvering. Superb portrait detail.
Struck with slightly worn reverse die. Faint traces of cleaning marks in obverse fields.
The ‘C’ in ‘CONSERVAT’ was omitted by the engraver on the reverse die, providing additional interest to an already choice example.
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