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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4601705, member: 87404"]Very nice group of coins!! I agree that those folles are something to behold when compared to the smaller coins after the reform. I have an affection for the folles of Carthage like the one of yours as well as the Africa reverse type as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a follis of Maximian that I received and shared last month:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200506_123105402.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Maximian, First Reign 286-305 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Silvered Follis, Struck 295-296 AD, Cyzicus mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, head of Maximian, laureate, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand; KЄ in exergue.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC VI Cyzicus 10b</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 27mm, 10.5g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Note: Much of silvering still intact.</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>A smaller ant of Maximian:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190425_123308809.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Maximianus, First Reign 286-305 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Antoninianus, Struck 293 AD, Antioch Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM, Maximian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter; Jupiter, standing left, holding scepter; ЄΔ below; •XXI in exergue.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC V 621, Cohen 54</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 21.8mm, 3.4g</font></p><p><br /></p><p>A follis of Galerius:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190424_190342892.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>LONDON TETRARCHIC</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Galerius as Caesar, Ruled 293-305 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE follis, Struck 296-303 AD, London Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Laureate and cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: GENIO POPV–LI ROMANI, Genius standing, facing left, head surmounted by a modius, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm; no exergue..</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC VI 15 (London); CT (Cloke & Toone) 2.01.015. <i>Cloke & Toone combine RIC 15 and 21 into one catalogue number due to the presence of continuous variation in bust size; there are not really two distinct bust types as RIC would have it. This falls clearly within the “coarse” style of C&T 2.01.</i></font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 27.6mm, 10.08g</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex: James Pickering Romano-Britannic Collection, acquired from Victor Clark, ex Freeman and Sear.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>A smaller ant Diocletian:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/incollage_20200115_121049554.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Diocletian, Ruled 285-305 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Antoninianus (silvered), Struck 285 AD, Antioch Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter, standing right, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand, and Hercules, standing left, holding Victory in right hand and club and lion’s skin in left hand, A officina designation above, mintmark XXI.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC V 323</font></p><p><br /></p><p>And a follis of Galerius technically from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrarchy#Tetrarchy_from_18_November_308_to_the_beginning_of_May_311" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrarchy#Tetrarchy_from_18_November_308_to_the_beginning_of_May_311" rel="nofollow">Fourth Tetrarchy</a>:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180706_134340685.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Galerius Maximianus (not Maximianus Herculius)</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE2, Struck 309-310 AD, Siscia Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: GENIO CA-ESARIS: Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, crescent in left field, Γ in right field.</font></p><p><font size="3">Exergue: SIS</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC VI Siscia 201a</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4601705, member: 87404"]Very nice group of coins!! I agree that those folles are something to behold when compared to the smaller coins after the reform. I have an affection for the folles of Carthage like the one of yours as well as the Africa reverse type as well. Here is a follis of Maximian that I received and shared last month: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/incollage_20200506_123105402.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Maximian, First Reign 286-305 AD AE Silvered Follis, Struck 295-296 AD, Cyzicus mint[/B] Obverse: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, head of Maximian, laureate, right. Reverse: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand; KЄ in exergue. References: RIC VI Cyzicus 10b Size: 27mm, 10.5g [I]Note: Much of silvering still intact.[/I][/SIZE] A smaller ant of Maximian: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190425_123308809.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Maximianus, First Reign 286-305 AD AE Antoninianus, Struck 293 AD, Antioch Mint[/B] Obverse: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM, Maximian, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter; Jupiter, standing left, holding scepter; ЄΔ below; •XXI in exergue. References: RIC V 621, Cohen 54 Size: 21.8mm, 3.4g[/SIZE] A follis of Galerius: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190424_190342892.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]LONDON TETRARCHIC Galerius as Caesar, Ruled 293-305 AD AE follis, Struck 296-303 AD, London Mint[/B] Obverse: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: GENIO POPV–LI ROMANI, Genius standing, facing left, head surmounted by a modius, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm; no exergue.. References: RIC VI 15 (London); CT (Cloke & Toone) 2.01.015. [I]Cloke & Toone combine RIC 15 and 21 into one catalogue number due to the presence of continuous variation in bust size; there are not really two distinct bust types as RIC would have it. This falls clearly within the “coarse” style of C&T 2.01.[/I] Size: 27.6mm, 10.08g Ex: James Pickering Romano-Britannic Collection, acquired from Victor Clark, ex Freeman and Sear.[/SIZE] A smaller ant Diocletian: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/incollage_20200115_121049554.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Diocletian, Ruled 285-305 AD AE Antoninianus (silvered), Struck 285 AD, Antioch Mint[/B] Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, bust of Diocletian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG, Jupiter, standing right, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left hand, and Hercules, standing left, holding Victory in right hand and club and lion’s skin in left hand, A officina designation above, mintmark XXI. References: RIC V 323[/SIZE] And a follis of Galerius technically from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrarchy#Tetrarchy_from_18_November_308_to_the_beginning_of_May_311']Fourth Tetrarchy[/URL]: [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180706_134340685.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Galerius Maximianus (not Maximianus Herculius)[/B] [B]AE2, Struck 309-310 AD, Siscia Mint[/B] Obverse: IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right. Reverse: GENIO CA-ESARIS: Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, crescent in left field, Γ in right field. Exergue: SIS References: RIC VI Siscia 201a[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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