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ID number: BIRBI-R2565 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Maximian; Constantius I; Galerius; Diocletian; Treveri Denomination: Argentius Place made: Europe: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Trier Culture: Roman Date made: 295-297 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 1.95 Weight (g): 3.69 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 1991. Ex Imhof Blumer Collection, A. H. Baldwin, 1942. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Maximian, wearing laurel wreath and beard, facing r. Reverse: The four princes sacrificing over a tripod before a gate in a six-turreted enclosure.
Inscriptions: Obverse: MAXIMI-ANVS HVC (Maximian Augustus). Reverse: VIRTVS MILITVM (The Courage of the Soldiers). In Exergue: G
Bibliography: RIC VI 109B
Notes: According to RIC, the [C] in the exergue on the reverse is a mintmark indicating Treveri.
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