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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 8221289, member: 97383&quot;]Helio. You pose an interesting dilemma, Maximian or Galerius <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />? Adding fuel to that dilemma is the fact that both emperors used identical inscriptions. Pictured below is my coin along with a few others for comparison.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443933[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443936[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin was recently auctioned by <b>Lion King Auction #1, lot 198. </b>The listing states <b>Maximianus follis, (GALERIUS, CAES) (286-311). 10.2 gm, 29 mm. RIC VI, s. 319 61b (S). </b>How do you like that for ambiguity <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.... The portraits are close but different.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443940[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin is coming up for auction by <b>Gorny &amp; Mosch, March 7th. </b>It is listed as: <b>Maximianus Herculius, 285-310 n. Chr. AE Follis, 29 mm, 9.57 gm. 306-307 n. RIC VI 77a. </b>The portrait on this coin is very similar to my coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1443954[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin was auctioned by <b>ROMA </b>last year. It is listed as: <b>Galerius, AD 306-307. AE Nummus, 11.06 gm, 27 mm, 6 h. RIC 77a. </b>It is similar to the above coin but different.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have searched for another example struck from the same obverse die as my coin without success. For the time being, I&#039;m going to stick to its current attribution. BTW, your Severus nummus is a very handsome coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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