I seem to have gone Imperial Alexandrian crazy

I have been waiting for this coin for a month. Am so relieved it finally arrived.

Maximinus II Daia - Follis

Obv:– IMP C GALER VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:– BONI GENIO PII IMPERATORIS, Genius, naked but for chlamys fastened at his right shoulder and hanging from his left shoulder, standing facing, head left, wearing modius, holding patera in right hand and ornate cornucopia in left arm behind
Minted in Alexandria (Crescent / K | Gamma / X // ALE).
Reference(s) – RIC VI Alexandria 144b (Rated Common)

Whilst rated common by RIC I suspect it to be slightly more unusual than the standard Genius issues. The obverse legend has the longer form of GALER for GAL and the reverse legend has the more unsual BONI GENIO PII form.

A pleasant looking coin in decent grade with lots of subdued silvering.



Martin

 

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Beautiful Martin.

 

Beautiful, Martin.

=> wow, that's a fantastic new addition (outstanding)

 

A few of mine


Constantius I (Caesar)
Coin: Bronze Radiate Fraction
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES - radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right
CONCORDIA MIL-ITVM - Constantius standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre Gamma in lower centre
Exergue:


Mint: Alexandria (296-297 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 3.42g / 21mm / -



Licinius I
Coin: Bronze Follis
IMP LIC LICINNIVS P F AVG - Laureate head right
GENIO AVGVSTI - Genius standing left, holding head of Serapis and cornucopia; palm branch-N-* in left field, wreath-gamma in right field
Mint: Alexandria (AD 313)
Wt./Size/Axis: 4.10g / 21mm / -
References:

• RIC VI Alexandria 162a

Maximinus II
Coin: Bronze Follis
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG - laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation
GENIO IMPERATORIS - Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, holding patera & cornucopiae, K to left, S over P to right
Exergue:


Mint: Alexandria (308-310 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 5.96g / 24mm / -
References:

• RIC VI 107c,B

Aurelian/Vabalathus
Region, City: Egypt, Alexandria
Coin: Bronze Tetradrachm
A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CEB - Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right of Aurelian l-b in fields
I A Σ OVABAΛΛAΘOC AΘN V A Σ P - Laureate, diademed, draped bust right of Vabalathus L [-] E (yr. 5) in fields
Mint: (271-272 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 9.05g / 20mm / -
References:

• Milne 4330
• Emmett 3914
• Köln 3059

Valerian I
Region, City: Egypt, Alexandria
Coin: AEF Billon Tetradrachm
AK ?? IOV A???????C EVEVC - Laurate, beardless bust right of Valerianus.
None - Bust of Zeus right, regnal year across field L - Z
Mint: (AD 259/60)
Wt./Size/Axis: 10.81g / 18mm / -