Description: Maximianus Herculius (285 - 310 AD). AE Follis, posthumous issue by Maxentius, Rome mint 310-311 AD. IMP MAXENTIVS DIVO MAXIMIANO PATRI; veiled head right / AETERNAE MEMORIAE; eagle with wings spread standing right on domed shrine with doors ajar, RES in ex.

Diameter: AE22 mm

Weight: 5,26 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: RIC 251; C 18 (15f)

Commentary: bronze surfaces, sharp details

History: About 287 AD Diocletian and Maximianus assumed the title Iovius and Herculius respectively, where Diocletian-Jove had the dominant role of planning and commanding; Maximian-Hercules the heroic role of completing assigned tasks.

Article Number: 036-06-04-41652