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Roman Empire, Maximianus (286-305 AD), Æ Follis

306 AD, Cyzicus, 1st Abdication follis

Roman Empire, Maximianus (286-305 AD), Æ Follis
Roman Empire, Maximianus (286-305 AD), Æ Follis
Roman Empire, Maximianus (286-305 AD), Æ Follis
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Article code:  21-2748
Maximianus AE Post 1st Abdication Follis. 305-306 AD. Struck Cyzicus 306 AD after his first abdication.

Obverse: Laureate bust right in imperial mantle and holding branch and mappa.
Legend:  D N MAXIMIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG
Reverse: Providentia standing right, extending right hand to Quies, standing left, holding branch and sceptre. S-F across fields, star in lower centre.
Legend: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG S-F
Mintmark: K delta

Diameter: 29,1 mm
Weight: 7,78 g        

EF quality with smooth olive-green patina and traces of silvering.
RIC VI 28b; Sear 13411
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Diocletian, Roman Emperor from 284 AD to his abdication in 305 AD. Diocletian rose through the ranks of the Roman military and was proclaimed Emperor after the deaths of Carus and his son Numerian on campaign in Persia.
In 286 AD he appointed Maximian as Augustus, co-Emperor to reign in the Western Empire while Diocletian ruled the Eastern Empire. In 293 AD Galerius and Constantius were appointed as Caesars thus forming a 'tetrarchy' meaning a 'rule of four'.

Weakened by illness, Diocletian abdicted the Imperial office on 1 May 305 AD. He was the first Roman Emperor to abdicate this position voluntarily and lived out his retirement in his palace on the Dalmatian coast.

Features and Specifications

Status Webshop
Period Roman
Category Coins
Material AE (copper/bronze)
Country Roman Empire
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