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Maximianus modeled on Carus/Carinus portrait
« on: November 18, 2021, 09:30:15 AM »
I have seen a few coins of Diocletian and even some of Maximianus which looked more like Carus/ Carinus. The coin below seems to favor the Cari (I'm pretty sure I made that word up).

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Maximianus Herculius, 286-305

Antoninian, Rom, 286
Av/ IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS AVG. Drapierte Panzerbüste mit Stkr. rechts
Rv/ IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG / XXIS. Jupiter mit Blitzbündel und Zepter auf Bodenlinie
mit zwei Endpunkten n. links stehend
C –; RIC 505. 4,01 g.