Antoninianus

Inscriptions

Obverse Inscription: IMP CM[A]? MAXIMIANVS PF AVG. Bust, draped, racing right, bearded. Radiate crown. Reverse Inscription: CONCORDIA MI-LITVM. Standing (Emperor) figure (drapery?) on left Facing right. Left arm is hidden from view. Right arm is extended, hand outstretched recieving a figure of victory from figure on the right. Figure on the right (Jupiter?) facing left, nude, with chlamys draped behind. Right arm is extended holding victory, left arm is extended parallel to ground, forearm vertical holding a staff that runs vertically parallel to figure. Mint Mark: KE inscribed between figures, above groundline, below extended arms.

Provenance

Collected by Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), Hanover, New Hampshire, date unknown; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.

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