Follis of Maximian, Rome | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.115.320
People: Maximianus I Herculius, Roman (r. c. 286 - 310 CE)
Title: Follis of Maximian, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 302-303
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/172760

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

9.4 g

Die Axis

1

Denomination

follis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Reverse Inscription: SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC VI, 105b, p. 362

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year: 2008
Object Number: 2008.115.320
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Moneta, holding scales and cornucopia, standing l.; in field r., star; in exergue, RS.

Exhibition History

The Portrait, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/15/2004 - 01/09/2005

Verification Level

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2008.115.320: Follis of Maximian, Rome