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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1963876, member: 42773&quot;]I&#039;m momentarily reviving this thread because the coin in the OP arrived today and it turns out to be a very pleasing brown/rust color. I lighted the reverse in such a way to accent the fruit in the cornucopia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, to acknowledge Bing&#039;s correction: yes, Genius is holding the head of Sol, not Serapis. My mistake. Here is the complete attribution and true-color pic.</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Maximinus II as Augustus, AD 308-313 </b></p><p>AE Follis, 21mm, 5.12g, 12h; Antioch mint: 312.</p><p>Obv. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG; Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties.</p><p>Rev.: GENIO-AVGVSTI; Genius standing facing, modius on head left, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, head of Sol in r. hand, cornucopiae in l.; star / A // ANT.</p><p>Reference: RIC VI, Antioch 164b (p. 643).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]347088[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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