Antoninianus - Maximianus (SALVS AVGG; Salus) (291-293) front Antoninianus - Maximianus (SALVS AVGG; Salus) (291-293) back
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Antoninianus - Maximianus SALVS AVGG; Salus

 
Silver - -
Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (286-305) Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (284-305)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
291-293
Value
Antoninianus (1)
Currency
Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition
Silver
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#306353
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Salus, draped, standing right, feeding snake held in arms.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SALVS AVGG
-/-//C

Translation:
Salus Duorum Augustorum.
Health of the two emperors (Augusti).

Comment

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

Interesting fact

The Antoninianus - Maximianus coin was issued during a time of great economic and political instability in the Roman Empire. The coin's design features the image of Salus, the goddess of health and prosperity, on the reverse, which suggests that the coin was intended to promote the well-being and prosperity of the Roman people during a difficult period in the empire's history.