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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2304550, member: 19463&quot;]Since you picked those particular coins it might be good to add that Diocletian and Maximianus identified themselves respectively with Jupiter and Hercules who are shown on the reverses presenting victory to their emperor.&nbsp; There are also coins showing both gods together rather than one god and one emperor.&nbsp; These have legends naming the gods. IOVI ET HERCV.&nbsp; If you have trouble telling whether a coin shows a man or a god, remember the guideline that emperors do not appear nude so a figure wearing an item of clothing on his lower extremities is a man but a figure undressed down there is a god. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]463354[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463355[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>We might also point out that the green Maximianus of the original pair is a post-reform radiate while the other coins with XXI are pre-reform antoniniani.&nbsp; My last Maximianus is poorly struck in exergue but you can see a trace of its original XXI and branch under the groundline.&nbsp; These later Hercules images show him holding a long staff like Jupiter did in the early coins while early Hercules types show his club rather than the long staff.&nbsp; On well preserved coins you will see that Hercules had better abs than Jupiter but these tend to wear away after a while. [ATTACH=full]463358[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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