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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.