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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Tetrarchy| > |Maximian| > RA72828
Maximian, 286 - 305, 306 - 308, and 310 A.D.
|Maximian|, |Maximian,| |286| |-| |305,| |306| |-| |308,| |and| |310| |A.D.|, Jupiter or Jove, Zeus to the Greeks, was the king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder, and of laws and social order. As the patron deity of ancient Rome, he was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad, with his sister and wife Juno. The father of Mars, he is, therefore, the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Emperors frequently made vows to Jupiter for protection. The Roman's believed as the king of the gods, Jupiter favored emperors and kings, those in positions of authority similar to his own.
RA72828. Silvered antoninianus, Bastien VII 60 (9 spec.); Cohen VI 362; RIC V-2 388 var. (not listed with C in left field); SRCV IV -, Choice EF, most silvering remaining, 3rd offficina, Lugdunum mint, weight 4.508g, maximum diameter 21.9mm, die axis 0o, 2nd emission, spring to summer 286 A.D.; obverse IMP C VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse IOVI CONSERVATORI (to Jupiter the protector), Jupiter standing left, thunderbolt in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left; rare; SOLD




  







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