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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Victor_Clark, post: 24898383, member: 10613&quot;][ATTACH=full]1599907[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Constantius I</font></p><p><font size="4">A.D. 296- 297</font></p><p><font size="4">CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES; laureate head right, H under bust.</font></p><p><font size="4">GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; B in left, Γ in right.</font></p><p><font size="4">In ex. TR</font></p><p><font size="4">RIC VI Trier 214a</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin from Trier has an H under the bust for the Tetrarchic family members of Hercules-- Maximianus and Constantius. There are also many martial busts with this series including some with Maximianus and Constantius with the attributes of Hercules, like lion skin and club.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The reasons for this issue in A.D. 296- 297 are two-fold. Constantius is campaigning against Carausius and Allectus in Britain and Maximianus is starting his campaign against the Quinquegentiani in North Africa.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1599909[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Carausius</font></p><p><font size="4">A.D. 291</font></p><p><font size="4">24mm 4.3g</font></p><p><font size="4">IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG; radiate and cuirassed bust right</font></p><p><font size="4">PAX AVGGG; Pax stg. l., holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; S-P across fields.</font></p><p><font size="4">In ex. MLXXI</font></p><p><font size="4">RIC Vii London 143</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">This type from London was also struck for Diocletian and Maximianus by Carausius, which is why the reverse legend ends with AVGGG. Carausius was hoping that Diocletian and Maximianus would recognize him as a co-ruler; which did not happen. It also has XXI in the exergue, which is a mark of value- probably 20 parts bronze to 1 part silver.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1599908[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Maximianus</p><p>A.D. 297- 298</p><p>27x28mm&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8.3g</p><p>IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right.</p><p>FELIX ADVENT AVGG NN; Africa standing left, holding labarum and tusk; at feet, lion with captured bull, in left field H.</p><p>in ex. PKS</p><p>RIC VI Carthage 23b </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So a lot of activity referenced in this small H.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>post your relevant coins-- Invasion of Britain, Carausius and Allectus, Carthage coins</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/Carthage/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/Carthage/" rel="nofollow">https://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/Carthage/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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