Maximian looks like a tetrarch

RIC VI, Londinium, No.6b, Maximian Herculius, Augustus of the West:
CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 2.01.007 (5), c. AD 296-303, Rarity: C


IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG ................. GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI

Laureate, cuirassed, bust.
10.1 gm.

 

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Indeed !


Maximianus, Follis Antioch mint, 3rd officina, AD 298
IMP C MA MAXIMIANS P F AVG, Laureate bust of Maximianus right
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, ANT at exergue, two stars, cressent and Γ in field
10.78 gr
Ref : Cohen #184, RCV # 13273 (80), RIC VI # 50b



Maximianus, Follis Aquilea mint, 1st officina, AD 301
IMP MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, Laureate head of Maximianus right
SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing left, holding cornucopia and scales. AQP at exergue, V in right field
10.35 gr
Ref :RCV # 13300 (100), Cohen #504, RIC VI # 29b

Q

 

jamesicus, your follis looks like it came from the same dies as the Severus Alexander specimen, what do you think?

 

It is the same coin. Jamesicus consigned various coins to Sev. They will appear in the inaugural AMCC auction on December 1st.

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@Al Kowsky, I think it's one and the same coin, SA got it from Jamesicus

Q

 

Cucumbor, the reverse on your Aquileia specimen is needle sharp .

 

The Jamesicus photo looks much sharper....

 

Yes, that is correct TIF - and for Al Kowsky & Q - I hadn’t noticed it in Sev’s post when I posted my pic.

 

Different lighting; excellent coin and its details are nicely but differently displayed in both.

 

I found another Maximian follis worthy of posting, see photo below. This one was acquired at auction over 10 years ago. It's from the Ticinum Mint, c. 294-295, RIC 023b, 10.53 gm, & as close to mint state as you could expect to find.

 

Wonderful coin Al! The best Maximian nose I have ever seen!

 

i dont see war signs on the coin good story for me/ you dont see year sign s to on these coin to / example as cos?

 

this is a war coin/

 

ro1974, this is a handsome & extremely rare coin! Is it Galerius or Maximinus II Daia II?

 

i can beter read the history agian tetrarchy is not war periode

 

It is Galerius - Maximian was never a Caesar (Nob Caes in obverse inscription).

 

the term "tetrarchy" (from the Greek: τετραρχία, tetrarchia, "leadership of four [people]")[a] describes any form of government where power is divided among four individuals, but in modern usage usually refers to the system instituted by Roman Emperor Diocletian in 293, marking the end of the Crisis of the Third Century and the recovery of the Roman Empire. This tetrarchy lasted until c. 313, when mutually destructive conflict eliminated most of the claimants to power, leaving Constantine in control of the western half of the empire, and Licinius in control of the eastern half.

 

indeed maxianus Cob Caes/ why those he use maxiamus on his coin/ iff he is galerius

 

Caution should be exercised when attributing folles of Galerius Maximian (Caius Galerius Valerius Maximianus) & Maximian Herculius (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) due to the similarity of their titulature. Galerius Maximian was both Caesar and Augustus during this time period whereas Maximian Herculius was always only Augustus. Therefor coins bearing the titulature MAXIMIANVS plus NOBIL CAES, NOB CAES, NOBIL C, etc., can only be those of Galerius Maximian. There is a special problem with Galerius as Augustus coins: The titulature is mostly exactly the same as that of Maximian Herculius and frequently the only way to differentiate between the two is by the portraiture on the coin obverse.