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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 2790155, member: 14873&quot;]Galerius Maximian as Augustus:</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a special problem with Galerius as Augustus coins: The titulature is 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. The RIC, Volume VI, Londinium, Group II, header lists the Galerius Maximian titulature prefixed with 2 as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>2a <b>IMP C MAXIMIANVS PIVS FEL AVG</b></p><p>2b <b>IMP C MAXIMIANVS P FEL AVG</b></p><p>2c <b>IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG</b></p><p>2d <b>IMP C MAXIMIANVS P AVG</b></p><p>2e <b>IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F IN AVG</b></p><p>2f <b>IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Galerius Maximian as Augustus:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://jp29.org/00000galeriuso.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://jp29.org/00000galeriusr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI</b></p><p><br /></p><p>No. 42 - Genius reverse depiction: draped loins (?) and towered head-dress (?).</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: <a href="http://www.hookmoor.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/45-YN4-Chapter-3-HC.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hookmoor.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/45-YN4-Chapter-3-HC.pdf" rel="nofollow">A transitional issue from the Roman Mint at London - a PDF by Hubert J. Cloke</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Identical obverse inscription (2C) to the primary one of Maximian Herculius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Added via Edit:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Note:</b> Caution should be exercised when attributing the coins of <i>Galerius Maximian &amp; Maximian Herculius</i> 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 and 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 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.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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