Divus Maximianus, died 310. Half Follis (Bronze, 17 mm, 2.18 g, 12 h), Rome, 317-318. DIVO MAXIMIANO SEN FORT IMP Laureate and veiled head of Divus Maximianus to right. Rev. MEMORIAE AETERNAE / R P Lion standing right, its head facing. Leu Web Auction 1 (2017), 1318 (same reverse die). RIC 123 var. (lion looking right). Extremely rare. Slightly smoothed and with light deposits, otherwise, very fine.



The artist responsible for this reverse die decided to add a small but very neat change: the lion is facing his head to the beholder, making the scene much more captivating than the regular type in which the lion is looking right.