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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 7872373, member: 84744&quot;]Impressive pages, [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER]!&nbsp; I&#039;m especially amazed at the long list of antoninianus/aurelianus types you have, and envious of your As.</p><p><br /></p><p>Because Diocletian is such a pivotal figure, both historically and numismatically, I&#039;ve ended up with a lot of his coins.&nbsp; Here are some of my favourites.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you note, if the reverse legend ends in AVG, there&#039;s a possibility the coin dates from Diocletian&#039;s sole reign, before the elevation of Maximianus in 285.&nbsp; According to RIC, there aren&#039;t many that are dateable to 284 - only those from Antioch and Tripolis.&nbsp; (Which makes sense, since it was in the east where he was first proclaimed emperor.)&nbsp; I&#039;ve tried to get as many of these as I can, here&#039;s my favourite, from Antioch:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356468[/ATTACH]</p><p>VICTORIA AVG (This type with &quot;AVG&quot; rather than &quot;AVGG&quot; is quite rare.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Another early issue I have is in the rare quinarius denomination:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356469[/ATTACH]</p><p>Rome mint, VICTORIA AVG (the same type appears with AVGG), 1.83g.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another favourite is this issue by Carausius at the &quot;C&quot; mint:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356472[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coinage reform that resulted in the follis is so numismatically important I&#039;ve tried to get as many first issues as I can.&nbsp; For some mints they&#039;re very hard to come by.&nbsp; Here are a few, from Ticinum, Alexandria, and Heraclea respectively:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356475[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356474[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356476[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As Warren notes, fractions were also issued along with the reform that included the follis.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the smallest one, which probably had the value of a denarius communis:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356478[/ATTACH]</p><p>Ticinum, VTILITAS PVBLICA, 1.42g 17mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shortly after the first issue folles, Domitius Domitianus took over in Alexandria.&nbsp; Here&#039;s his issue for Diocletian (ex Dattari), indicated by the presence of the eagle at Genius&#039;s feet:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356477[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My favourite Diocletian tet is this year 10 Harpokrates, rated R5 by Emmett:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356483[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have one more image slot remaining, which I&#039;ll fill with my Rome abdication follis:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1356484[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, I really love Diocletian&#039;s coinage! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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