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<p>[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2750413, member: 32619"]Sure thing!</p><p><br /></p><p>But I can't narrow it down to one...</p><p><br /></p><p>First up is Genius holding the head of Sol. Love the holding head types. I have yet to add a Tyche type. Other than the reverse I like the styling and rust color as well as the crisp details.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-71-maximinus-ii-holding-head.3648/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Maximinus II, Rome, Tetrarchy, AD 309-313</p><p>AE, follis, 4.96g, 21mm;12h; Antioch</p><p>Obv.: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG; laureate head right</p><p>Rev.: GENO AVGVSTI; Genius standing left, holding head of Sol and cornucopiae; star left, A right</p><p>In Ex.: ANT</p><p><br /></p><p>The second one was an early coin purchase that I have a soft spot for.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-14-maximian-genius.3686/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Maximian, AD 286-305</p><p>AE, Follis, 8.8g, 31mm; 6h; Heraclea</p><p>Obv.: IMP CMA MAXIMIANVS PF AVG; laureate head right</p><p>Rev.: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over shoulder (falls low), holding paera from which liquid flows and cornucopiae</p><p>In Ex.: HTΓ[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2750413, member: 32619"]Sure thing! But I can't narrow it down to one... First up is Genius holding the head of Sol. Love the holding head types. I have yet to add a Tyche type. Other than the reverse I like the styling and rust color as well as the crisp details. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-71-maximinus-ii-holding-head.3648/full[/IMG] Maximinus II, Rome, Tetrarchy, AD 309-313 AE, follis, 4.96g, 21mm;12h; Antioch Obv.: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG; laureate head right Rev.: GENO AVGVSTI; Genius standing left, holding head of Sol and cornucopiae; star left, A right In Ex.: ANT The second one was an early coin purchase that I have a soft spot for. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-14-maximian-genius.3686/full[/IMG] Maximian, AD 286-305 AE, Follis, 8.8g, 31mm; 6h; Heraclea Obv.: IMP CMA MAXIMIANVS PF AVG; laureate head right Rev.: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over shoulder (falls low), holding paera from which liquid flows and cornucopiae In Ex.: HTΓ[/QUOTE]
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