March Madness - Diocletian

sweet, sweet new addition, my friend (never say die!!) ... I love seeing ya buying coins!! (you rock, big bro)

Ummmm, oh I also have a couple of those example types ...

Galerius Silvered Follis
305-306 AD
Galerius & Genius




Oh, and my sweet-sweet show-pony ...

Constantius I AE Follis
Date: 301-303 AD
Diameter: 28.5 mm
Weight: 10.1 grams
Obverse: CONSTANTIVS NOB C - Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding sceptre over left shoulder
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI - Genius standing left, holding patera over altar and cornucopiæ; B right, PLC in ex. (Lugdunum mint)
Reference: RIC 167a
Other: Superb and bold portrait



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i ran out of fingers, couldn't count any higher.

 

twisting my arm here...

 

I like the gold toning on that argenteus.

 

Do like we do in West Virginia. Take off your shoes......

 

You ain't West Virginian. If you were, you would know they don't have shoes.

 

I'm about as West Virginian as they get, but the army made me wear shoes. It took 33 years to get used to them darn things!

 

Diocletian AE Follis. London mint, ca 298-300 AD. 10g, 28.18mm

OBV: IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate & cuirassed bust right.

REV: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, holding patera in extended right hand & cradling cornucopiae in left arm. No mintmark.

REF: RIC VI London 6A.

This is my only Diocletian and a London mint at that. Would you believe, this coin was a gift.

 

I have bought far too many coins of Diocletian over the years. This one always struck me as having some eye appeal.
Diocletian Follis
Obv:– D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate bust right in imperial mantle, olive branch in right hand, mappa in left
Rev:– PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing right, extending right hand to Quies standing left, branch upward in right hand, vertical sceptre in left
Minted in Cyzicus (not Trier) ( S | F / KS //PTR)
Reference:– RIC VI Trier 677a (R) (see notes)
Notes:- This is perhaps one of the most unusual issues in the entire follis series. It is nearly always attributed to Trier (Treveri), but a comparison of portrait styles and an examination of follis hoards reveals that this issue was not struck in Trier but in Cyzicus. Two officinae struck this issue, and the KS in the field between the two figures is actually the mintmark, not the PTR. A look at the coins of Cyzicus (RIC 22-23) shows that the same two officinae struck this issue without the PTR also. The Senior Augustus issues of Diocletian and Maximianus were struck at every mint currently in operation. Apparently, the first coins of this type were prepared at Trier and examples were sent to the various mints for the individual mints to copy. At Cyzicus, the die engravers copied everything, including the Trier mintmark and put their own mintmark in the field. Eventually someone soon realized the mistake and new dies were prepared with the mintmark in its proper location.

 

Nice coin Martin and interesting story to go along with it.

 

That is a VERY interesting follis, Martin. You have just added a type to my wish list.

 

Great coins all...from 10 and 12 packs to holding a head of Sol....just terrific!!!

 

Galerius, Maximian and Maximinus II

 

Wow awesome coin jw, details are awesome, love the spiky hair!!

 

Excellent coins everyone. I have a Diocletion but is not a genio.

Doug H.

Wow can't seem to be able to lod a pic today. Will try tomorrow.

 

Wow, that's a beauty. I'm looking for a Moneta type myself - I would be glad to have yours!

 

As would I. It has all the features I am currently look for in these large Follis

 

I couldn't agree more with JA and Bing!!!

That's a GORGEOUS coin dlhill

 

We can't really go with a selection of Tatrarchy coins without Severus II.


Severus II - Follis
Obv:– FL VAL SEVERVS NOB CAES, laureate head right
Rev:– GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM N N, Genius standing left holding patera & cornucopia
Minted in Cyzicus (//KA). A.D. 305-306
Reference:– RIC VI Cyzicus 20a