Maximian (AD 286 - AD 310)
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius, commonly referred to as Maximian, was Caesar from July 285 and Augustus from April 1, 286 to May 1, 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's military brawn. Maximian established his residence at Trier but spent most of his time on campaign. In the late summer of 285, he suppressed rebels in Gaul known as the Bagaudae. From 285 to 288, he fought against Germanic tribes along the Rhine frontier. In late 306, Maximian took the title of Augustus again and aided his son Maxentius' rebellion in Italy. In April 307, he attempted to depose his son, but failed and fled to the court of Constantius' successor, Constantine, in Trier. At the Council of Carnuntum in November 308, Diocletian and his successor, Galerius, forced Maximian to renounce his imperial claim again. In early 310, Maximian attempted to seize Constantine's title while the emperor was on campaign on the Rhine. Few supported him, and he was captured by Constantine in Marseille. Maximian committed suicide in the summer of 310 on Constantine's orders.
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| | Maximianus 'Pax' Antoninianus Struck by Carausius 022505 | Scarce Maximianus 'Pax' Antoninianus Struck by Carausius Bronze, 3.88 grams, 24.80 mm. London. 287-293 AD. Obverse: IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left holdng olive branch and transverse sceptre, S-P across fields. Mintmark MLXXI in exergue. RIC V (Carausius) 34; (Sear 1988) 3619. Note: This coin was struck by Carausius using the abbreviation AVGGG to denote three emperors, (himself, Diocletian and Maximianus) in his attempt to achieve recognition as emperor of Britain. A scarce coin. Fine. | £65.00  |  |
| | Maximian 'Genius' AE Follis 021099 | Maximian 'Genius' AE Follis Bronze, 7.07 grams, 24.80 mm. London. 307 AD. Obverse: DN MAXIMIANO PF S AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: GENIO-POP ROM, Genius standing left, tower on head, loins draped, holding patera and cornucopiae, mintmark PLN in exergue. RIC VI London 85; Sear 3646. Good very fine. | £60.00 |  |
| | Maximianus 'Jupiter' Antoninianus 016953 | Rare Overstrike Maximianus 'Jupiter' Antoninianus Bronze, 3.22 grams, 27.11 mm. Rome. 285-286 AD. Obverse: IMP MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, radiate and draped bust right. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. Mintmark XXIA in exergue. Overstruck on an earlier follis with traces of the original legend (X..O and the remains of an image at top right and in the lower right field of the reverse). RIC V-2 506; Sear 3616. Good very fine/very fine. | £39.00 |  |
| | Maximianus Herculeus 'Genius' AE Follis 017213 | Excessively Rare, Unpublished? Maximianus Herculeus 'Genius' AE Follis Bronze, 12.20 grams, 26.70 mm. Serdica. 303-305 AD. Obverse: IMP C dot MA dot MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, laureate head right. Reverse: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopiae; Gamma in right field; mintmark SM dot SD dot in exergue. RIC VI Serdica 3b var (dots in obv. legend); cf Sear 3633. RIC does not list dots in the obverse legend. Extremely fine with much of the original silvering still remaining. A significant coin which has been published on wildwinds.com | £90.00 |  |
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