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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 2791034, member: 14873&quot;]<b>RIC, Volume VI, Londinium, reduced follis No. 85/90, illustrating depiction of Genius with draped loins - often encountered on reduced (PLN) London mint folles:</b></p><p><img src="http://jp29.org/00000geniusdrapedx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>DN MAXIMIANO P F S AVG</b> ................ <b>GENIO POP ROM - PLN</b> (exergue)</p><p><br /></p><p>Maximian Herculius (Maximianus) as &quot;Senior (Retired)&quot; Augustus &quot;re-emerged&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Genius with draped loins, Modius on head (No. 85) ---- draped loins, Towered head (No. 90)</p><p><br /></p><p>Summary of a (modified) message I sent to Victor Clark:</p><p><br /></p><p>Although my main interest and collection these days relates to the historical journey of Constantius, as depicted via London mint unreduced folles, from his selection as Tetrarchic Caesar of the west until his death as Augustus of the west on 25 July 306, I am going to use this coin that I have just purchased from you (pictured above with your permission) as an exemplar of the reverse depiction of Genius with draped loins -- It is (as usual with your coins) very nice and I love the clarity of the depiction of Genius. I remember this subject being part of the discussion between Hugh Cloke, Lee Toone and myself when I was a &quot;mover and shaker&quot; in the &quot;Invasion coinage of Constantius &quot; thread in the old &quot;Ancients Info&quot; Forum several years ago:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ancients.info/forums/showthread.php?t=2604" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ancients.info/forums/showthread.php?t=2604" rel="nofollow">http://www.ancients.info/forums/showthread.php?t=2604</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I had to drop out of that discussion due to an abdominal ailment that necessitated a series of surgeries that almost ended my life! I had forgotten all about &quot;draped Genius reverses&quot; (my memory fails me frequently these days) until I recently acquired the Galerius as Augustus unreduced follis I am currently discussing on the CoinTalk Forum. I am going to have to dig out the copious notes and exemplars that I received from Hugh Cloke several years ago when we were conducting an ongoing correspondence relating to these unreduced London mint folles in order to get more &quot;up to speed&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again Victor,</p><p><br /></p><p>James[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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