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<p>[QUOTE="Kiaora, post: 4635932, member: 76733"]This thread is perfect timing to show off a recent acquisition of what I think is a Bastien Intermediate Follis of Maximianus, catalogued as Cloke & Toone 1.02.002 (first coin) as well as the 'corresponding' Invasion Follis' of Maximianus, Lugdunum 14 b (second coin)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1146165[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1146167[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As highlighted by jamesicus, the coins can only be distinguished on stylistic grounds. And given that the Intermediate coins are harder to obtain than the Lugdunum / Invasion coins (the Maximianus is rated as Common in RIC) the temptation of course is to attribute as the rarer coin if possible! Nonetheless I am confident that the recent coin does meet the stylistic considerations regarding the London style lettering and the style of the bust. Also, when looking at the photos in Cloke & Toone of both series, it seemed to me another difference between the 2 is that the Intermediate coins have a larger distance between the exergue line and the outer rim, particularly prominent on the first coin in my post[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kiaora, post: 4635932, member: 76733"]This thread is perfect timing to show off a recent acquisition of what I think is a Bastien Intermediate Follis of Maximianus, catalogued as Cloke & Toone 1.02.002 (first coin) as well as the 'corresponding' Invasion Follis' of Maximianus, Lugdunum 14 b (second coin) [ATTACH=full]1146165[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1146167[/ATTACH] As highlighted by jamesicus, the coins can only be distinguished on stylistic grounds. And given that the Intermediate coins are harder to obtain than the Lugdunum / Invasion coins (the Maximianus is rated as Common in RIC) the temptation of course is to attribute as the rarer coin if possible! Nonetheless I am confident that the recent coin does meet the stylistic considerations regarding the London style lettering and the style of the bust. Also, when looking at the photos in Cloke & Toone of both series, it seemed to me another difference between the 2 is that the Intermediate coins have a larger distance between the exergue line and the outer rim, particularly prominent on the first coin in my post[/QUOTE]
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