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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24898545, member: 26430&quot;]Not exactly what was requested (maybe in ways I don&#039;t know, of course!)...</p><p><br /></p><p>But a Trier mint Follis. Of Maximianus Herculius...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1599929[/ATTACH] </p><blockquote><p><b>Maximianus Herculius (second reign 306-308)</b> AE Follis (26mm, 6.16g). Treviri, after Nov. 308 CE.</p><p><b>Obv</b>: MAXIMIANVS PF AVG. Laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p><b>Rev</b>: QVIES AVG / S–A / PTR. Quies standing facing, head left, holding branch in her right hand and sceptre in her left.</p><p><b>Ref:</b> RIC VI, p. 218, 788; C 494; Sear IV, p. 176, 13417; Vagi 2770; <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.tri.788" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.tri.788" rel="nofollow">OCRE</a> (RIC 788, 4 specs., 2 ill.).</p><p><b>Prov</b>: Reportedly ex-E. A. Sydenham (1873-1948) Collection (<a href="https://archive.org/details/catalogueofgreek00glen_22/page/104/mode/2up" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/catalogueofgreek00glen_22/page/104/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">Glendining &amp; Co, 24 Nov 1948</a>, Lot 826 part, no. 5 of 32). Ex-Naville Numismatics 67 (1 Aug 2021), Lot 554.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>I wanted this type because I thought it was a great representative of the Tetrarchy -- or its sabotage by Maximian, who just wouldn&#039;t stay retired. This&nbsp; coin marking his &quot;second retirement&quot; -- though he attempted one more comeback in 310 (failing, then forced to commit suicide). </p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted this specimen because it was reportedly from Sydenham&#039;s collection, who wrote an important article on the topic. (But no collector ticket or illustration to prove it.)</p><p><br /></p><p>As I understand, this must be Maximian&#039;s last type issued, struck after the Carnutum conference (in which he agreed to retire), usually dated to November 308, as he struck none in 310.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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