An abdication Follis of Maximianus Herculius

Also from a mixed lot of coins:
Maximianus was Diocletian’s Caesar from July, 21, 285 AD or November, until 286 AD, and then Augustus from 286 to 305 AD.
This Maximianus Follis known as an abdication issue commemorates the unique joint retirement of the two senior emperors, Diocletian and Maximianus, in 305 AD.
The Providentia Deorum / Quies Augustorum type was an issue celebrating the smooth transition of power and the "repose" of the retired emperors.

Æ1, Follis
Haven't measured / weighted it yet. On the coin flip that it came with says it is Æ1

Mysia, Cyzikus, 305 – 306 AD, 4th officina struck under the authority of Galerius
RIC VI Cyzicus 22b; Sear 13411

Obv.: DN MAXIMIANO BEATISSIMO SEN AVG (Our Lord Maximianus, Most Fortunate Senior Augustus) Laureate bust of Maximianus to r., wearing the imperial mantle and holding an olive branch and a mappa (piece of cloth used to start games). Border of dots.

Rev.: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG Providentia (Foresight) and Quies (Repose) standing facing each other. Providentia standing to r., extending her r. hand to Quies standing to l., holding a branch and leaning on a scepter. Mintmark KΔ. Border of dots.





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I have got a Diocletian one, a little more worn than yours:

 

I have a pair from London




Diocletian
A.D. 305- 307
Ӕ follis 26x28mm 9.9g
D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG; Laureate and mantled bust r., holding olive-branch and mappa.
PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG; Providentia standing r., extending hand to Quies standing l., holding branch and leaning on scepter.
RIC VI London 77a; LLMC 4.01.002





Maximianus
A.D. 305-307
Ӕ follis 27x28mm 9.4gm
D N MAXIMIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG; Laureate and mantled bust r., holding olive-branch and mappa.
PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG; Providentia standing r., extending hand to Quies standing l., holding branch and leaning on scepter.
RIC VI London 77b; LLMC 4.01.004

 

I have a Diocletian provincial with an engravers error, the date is reversed.
Egypt, Alexandria mint, dated RY 6 (AD 290/1).
Obv. AKGOYAΔIOKΛHTIANOCCEB,laureate, cuirassed bust right
Rev. Eirene looking left, holding branch and scepter, SL (date)
across field. No reverse legend. Diocletian AD 284-305. Potin
Tetradrachm (19.5mm, 7.38 g.)
Scarce variety with unusual date order,SL instead of LS

 

Diocletian, As Senior Augustus, (305-311/2 A.D.)
Æ Follis
Abdication Issue
O: D N DIOCLETIANO BAEATISS, laureate bust right, wearing imperial mantle, holding olive branch and mappa.
R: PROVIDENTIA DEORVM, Providentia standing left, extending branch to Quies standing opposite who holds a scepter; Є/KP between, ALE in exergue.
Alexandria mint, struck A.D. 308-310.
6.55g
26mm
RIC VI 109

 

Maximianus Herculius, Follis
Obv:– D N MAXIMIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate and mantled bust to right, holding branch and mappa
Rev:– PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing to right, extending hand to Quies standing to left, holding branch and sceptre
Minted in London (-). A.D. 305-307
Reference:- RIC VI London 77b; C&T 4.01.004

Ex - Rauceby hoard.

6.25 gms, 27.34 mm. 180 degrees

 

Thank you all for sharing your wonderful abdication Follis. It's a delight to see them.

 

Diocletian
A.D. 307
Æ follis 27x28mm 7.9g
D N DIOCLETIANO P F S AVG; laureate in imperial mantle, right holding olive branch, left mappa.
QVIES AVGVSTORVM; Quies stg. left, right holding branch, left leaning on scepter:N in right field.
In ex. PLG
RIC VI Lyon 216

 

Diocletian - Follis

Obv:- D N DIOCLETIANO BEATISSIMO SEN AVG, Laureate bust right in imperial mantle, with olive branch and mappa
Rev:- PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia and Quies standing, extending hands to each other
Minted in Ticinum (_ | Pellet // TT). c. A.D. 305
Reference(s) – Cohen 422. RIC VI Ticinum 56a

 

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.

 

Maximianus Herculius - Follis

Obv:– D N MAXIMIANO 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 (S | F // KD). A.D. 305-306
Reference:- RIC VI Cyzicus 23b (Scarce)

 

Maximianus

 

Diocletian

 

Diocletian AE Follis. 305-306 AD.
D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate bust right in imperial mantle, holding olive branch and mappa
PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia standing facing right, extending right hand to Quies, facing left, holding branch and sceptre. S-F across outer fields, officina letter B in lower centre.
Mintmark dot SM dot SD dot.
RIC VI Serdica 15a; Sear 12940.