Gold Aureus Portraying Emperor Maximianus Herculius
Two gold coin faces on a grey background: the obverse shows a laureate bust of a bearded man in profile with legends around the rim. The reverse shows a nude standing figure holding a club and a draped lion skin, with a mintmark below. The surfaces are worn and the rims are finely beaded.
- Artist
- Ancient Roman
- Date
- 303
- Medium
- Gold
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 912 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 303).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by the Classical Art Society, John T. Vaughan and Jeffrey R. Darna