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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Heliodromus, post: 8220923, member: 120820&quot;]I think this has to be Galerius, despite looking rather like the jowly Maximianus. This is the way RIC lists it (as part of the 2nd tetrarchy alongside Constantius I as augustus), and if it had been 1st tetrarchy then we&#039;d expect to see Diocletian too, which we don&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>The type then continued under the &quot;3rd tetrarchy&quot; when Constantius died and was replaced by Severus II augustus who controlled the mints issuing this type (Aquileia and Ticincum) and continued it for himself and Galerius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my RIC 76b for Severus (28mm 10.63g). The FIDES MILITVM legend is rather poignant here, since it was exactly *lack* of FIDES MILITVM that caused Severus to be killed, or rather they were loyal to their old boss Maximianus (and his gold) rather than to the state and their actual boss Severus (+ Galerius).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443788[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A rare FIDES MILITVM type, RIC VI Aquileia 105, was subsequently issued by Maxentius for his father Maximianus after they&#039;d wrested northern Italy away from Severus, now touting Maximianus as SEN AVG.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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