R884 - Maximianus, 1st Reign (A.D. 286-305), Silver Argenteus, 3.03g.,
Rome mint, Fifth Officina, c. A.D. 295-297, fifth officina, laureate
head of Maximianus right,
MAXIMIANVS AVG, rev.,
the four tetrarchs sacrificing at altar before the gateway and walls of
a camp or city, VICTORIA SARMAT, Є in the exergue, (RIC 37b), very fine
with iridescent toning and a superb provenance, superior to the many
'brightly colored examples from recent hoards that are around on the market
today. $695
SALE $595 FURTHER REDUCED $495
Provenance:
William C. Boyd (1840-1906) Collection,
Baldwin's Auctions (42), 26 September 2005.
Purchased by Boyd himself from the
London coin dealer W. S. Lincoln in March 1901.