Apples of the Hesperides, 294 A.D.
Apples of the Hesperides, 294 A.D.

Gold aureus of Maximian, Nicomedia, 294 A.D.
 
MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head of Maximian r.
HERCVLI VICTORI / SMN; Hercules standing facing, head r., r. hand holding club set on ground and lion skin draped over l. arm; the Apples of the Hesperides rest on his outstretched l. hand.
 
RIC 3; Depeyrot p.119, 2/1; Calicó —
 
Picture credit: Roma Numismatics Limited (Auction 10), 27.9.2015, lot 867

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