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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2647321, member: 44316&quot;]Here is my speculation. I acknowledge that I am not a Latin expert.</p><p><br /></p><p>FIL AVGG, I think, should refer to one &quot;son&quot; of the two (or more) Augusti recognized at the mint in question. FIL AVG &quot;should&quot; differ in that only one Augustus was recognized at the mint in question.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, that theory fails. For proof, this example from Antioch has one G in the obverse legend and two Gs in the reverse legend of the same coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]585022[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]585023[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the data from RIC VI about Augusti and FIL coins:</p><p>FIL AVGG Thessalonica with Augusti Galerius and Licinius</p><p>FIL AVGG Siscia with Augusti Galerius and Licinius</p><p>FIL AVGG&nbsp; Nicomedia with Augusti Galerius and Licinius</p><p>FIL AVG&nbsp; Antioch with Galerius, Licinius, and Maximian second reign as Augusti (but Maximian was not honored in the issue, so maybe he was not really recognized)</p><p>FIL AVG&nbsp; Alexandria with Galerius, Licinius, Maximian as &quot;senior&quot; and Maximinus II as Augusti.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, it seems there were enough Augusti for the GG endings to be correct by the usual plural convention (and maybe even more Gs in some cases). Why did some coins use only one G?</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know, but I can speculate. Two Gs were used in the center of the empire, in Europe, ruled by Galerius who thought up the idea. He acknowledged Licinus and hoped the FIL title would be agreed upon and used by both Augusti (actually, Licinius did not use it for anone).</p><p><br /></p><p>The single-G endings are further east, in Asia. I think Maximinus II had more influence in Asia and was not playing the game with this title and did not agree that any Augustus but Galerius was either. If Constantine was a &quot;son&quot; it was only of the one Augustus (Galerius) who said so, therefore, FIL AVG with one G. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, that does not and can not explain the above coin with both versions on one coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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