Licinius Mint Needed

Can anyone point me to the correct mint please?

 

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Alexandria (ALE in exe)

 

How can you see ALE in that??????
Thanks, it has been driving me mad

 

Nice looking coin Pish. Very nice. Love this style.

 

Thanks Bing. It is my first with Genio holding someone's head

 

yes i see ale.

 

Seller says Genio is holding Sol's head, I am thinking it is more like Serapis?

 

Serapis.

 

Thank you Martin, a man of few words

 

Definitely not Sol.

 

Recognising the mint was easy. I started purely on style, which would clearly identify as Aiexandria. I also have a few coins fromthe same issue but produced by Max II Daia and thus the mintmarks were a clincher.

Here is my latest purchase from the series, with this one not havng the wreath.

 

Nice coin. I can't tell the mints from style. The reference numbers for these are all over the place too.

 

One with a wreath...



My nicest from the series...

 

Yours is RIC VI Alexandria 162a.

 

Wow, those are gorgeous. I have bought a few folli recently with the intention of selling some on, but I can't part with them!

 

Thanks for the reference, on wildwinds that is Antioch and on coinproject it is Alexandria. I am easily confused

 

With RIC VI you need the mint with the number. 162a could appear on multiple mints so RIC VI 162a is meaningless but RIC VI Alexandria 162a is explicit.

 

That explains it, thank you. One day I might get the hang of this.

 

I only own one Max II Daia from Alexandria:

MAXIMINUS II DAIA
AE Follis
OBVERSE: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG, laureate head right
REVERSE: GENI-O-AVGVSTI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding head of Serapis and cornucopiae. X-A across fields; ALE in ex.
Struck at Alexandria 312 AD
4.83g, 21mm
RIC VI 149b
Ex Spink

 

Nice Bing. I have developed a real soft spot for these coins.