Aureus - Diocletianus and Maximianus as Caesar IMP C MAXIMIANVS AVG
285 year| Gold | 5.4 g | - |
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (284-305) |
| Caesar | Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) (285-286) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 285 |
| Value | Aureus (25⁄2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 5.4 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#306184 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Bust of Maximian, laureate, wearing lion's skin, left, holding club.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP C MAXIMIANVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Maximianus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Maximianus, emperor (Augustus).
Comment
Source:Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it was issued during the reign of Diocletian, who introduced a series of economic and military reforms in an attempt to stabilize the empire and combat inflation, which had become a significant problem due to the constant wars and excessive minting of coins. The Aureus, which was the standard circulation coin at the time, was one of the coins that Diocletian reformed, and it became a symbol of the empire's economic recovery.
