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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3147132, member: 44316"]I think I know why some have FIL AVGG and others FIL AVG. About half way down my page the aftermath of the conference at Carnuntum is discussed. There were six rulers vying to be Augusti (explained on the site). Then, I quote:</p><p><br /></p><p>"Galerius tried to strike a compromise by inventing and awarding the title "Filius Augusti" to these two [Constantine and Maximinus II]. Regardless of whether it was supposed to be a rank higher than Caesar, Maximinus would not have it and continued to strike coins for himself with his old title Caesar. Constantine continued to strike with the title Augustus. Coins show each as FIL AVG or FIL AVGG, but only at mints they did not influence. Galerius, who thought up the idea, struck FIL AVGG coins (with two G's) for both Constantine and Maximinus II at Siscia and Thessalonica. In addition, FIL AVG coins (with one G) were struck by Galerius for Constantine at Nicomedia and by Maximinus for Constantine at Antioch and Alexandria .<a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/FILAVGG/#_edn13" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/FILAVGG/#_edn13" rel="nofollow">13</a> Maximinus did not strike them for himself. Other eastern mints simply did not strike for Constantine at all. Constantine did not strike for Galerius ever again, or for Maximinus until he became Augustus with Constantine in mid 310."</p><p><br /></p><p>In summary, Galerius thought this title up and decided Constantine and Maximinus II should each be FIL AVG. So, at mints controlled by Galerius (Siscia and Thessalonica) there were two such rulers and GG legends. However, Maximinus II rejected the title and continued to strike as Caesar at his own mints so at mints he influenced there was only one FIL AVG (Constantine).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3147132, member: 44316"]I think I know why some have FIL AVGG and others FIL AVG. About half way down my page the aftermath of the conference at Carnuntum is discussed. There were six rulers vying to be Augusti (explained on the site). Then, I quote: "Galerius tried to strike a compromise by inventing and awarding the title "Filius Augusti" to these two [Constantine and Maximinus II]. Regardless of whether it was supposed to be a rank higher than Caesar, Maximinus would not have it and continued to strike coins for himself with his old title Caesar. Constantine continued to strike with the title Augustus. Coins show each as FIL AVG or FIL AVGG, but only at mints they did not influence. Galerius, who thought up the idea, struck FIL AVGG coins (with two G's) for both Constantine and Maximinus II at Siscia and Thessalonica. In addition, FIL AVG coins (with one G) were struck by Galerius for Constantine at Nicomedia and by Maximinus for Constantine at Antioch and Alexandria .[URL='http://augustuscoins.com/ed/FILAVGG/#_edn13']13[/URL] Maximinus did not strike them for himself. Other eastern mints simply did not strike for Constantine at all. Constantine did not strike for Galerius ever again, or for Maximinus until he became Augustus with Constantine in mid 310." In summary, Galerius thought this title up and decided Constantine and Maximinus II should each be FIL AVG. So, at mints controlled by Galerius (Siscia and Thessalonica) there were two such rulers and GG legends. However, Maximinus II rejected the title and continued to strike as Caesar at his own mints so at mints he influenced there was only one FIL AVG (Constantine).[/QUOTE]
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