Maximian (AD 286-305) Follis, Rauceby Hoard
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Description
From the famous Rauceby Hoard discovered in Lincolnshire, UK in 2017, the largest UK find from this period. The hoard was buried around AD 307 in a limestone pit, likely as part of a deliberate ceremonial or votive offering. It matches the exact moment Constantine the Great was acclaimed emperor in York.
Maximian (AD 286-305)
Follis, Ticinum (296-7) (27 mm, 9.55 g, 12 h)
O: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG / Laureate head of Maximianus right
R: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI / PT / Genius of Rome standing front, head left, patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left; ✱
RIC 31b / Thin flan crack, o/w near XF
Rauceby Hoard (2017) PAS ID: LIN-F6D516
BM Ref: 2017 T649
Recent Discoveries of Tetrarchic Hoards from Roman Britain and their Wider Context. British Museum Research Publication 236. London 2024, p. 273, 753.4 (this coin)
Provenance: Leu 38 (Dec 2025). Coins can be matched to the first document below, though the weight is ~0.1 lighter currently due to cleaning versus the weight documented (see sullacoins.com post below). Per Leu this is the 4th coin listed in category 753 which was 9.63 g before cleaning.
Book | Recent Discoveries of Tetrarchic Hoards from Roman Britain and their Wider Context | ID: c640c432-9184-49eb-9676-28f95b671655 | Hyku
Rauceby Hoard (LIN-F6D516) Coins