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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 4266585, member: 44316&quot;]Correct.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are more unusual denominations in that era than you might first think from looking a many coins from Diocletian through Constantine. The folles and later AE3&#039;s are so common that the scarcer denominations can be overlooked. [USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER] and [USER=80556]@David@PCC[/USER] showed nice later fractions of Constantine which do not belong to the series of the OP coin. One obvious difference is that the fractions from Trier (and a few other mints) do not have mint marks and are mostly vota types. </p><p><br /></p><p>After Diocletian&#039;s coin reform of c. 294 there were more than a dozen mints issuing the same very common types: <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/Diocletianfolles.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/Diocletianfolles.html" rel="nofollow">GENIO POPVLI ROMANI</a> and later, <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/SACRAMONETA.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/SACRAMONETA.html" rel="nofollow">SACRA MONETA AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR</a>. But it was not long before some mints distinguished themselves with different types and unusual denominations, such as the so-called <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/qf/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/qf/" rel="nofollow">quarter follis</a>, minted only at Siscia. The &quot;<a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/VOTA/fractions.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/VOTA/fractions.html" rel="nofollow">fractions</a>&quot; like the OP coin were formerly attributed almost entirely to Trier, but there is find-spot evidence they were minted (in very low numbers) at other mints too. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] showed coins sometimes called &quot;quinarii&quot; that are not of the usual denominations. There is some question about what they should be named. The Allectus has a &quot;Q&quot; on it. Does that make it a quinarius? King&#039;s book on <i>Roman Quinarii</i> does not include it and the type and fabric have little in common with other quinarii. So, what does the &quot;Q&quot;mean? Who knows?</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is great fun to pick up a coin which is different. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a fraction of Crispus:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1086730[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Crispus. 16 mm. 2.22 grams.</p><p>FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES</p><p>VOT/V/CAESS/NN</p><p><br /></p><p>Zschucke 14.18, the last issue. He says it is for July 25, 320 and calls this fraction &quot;1/4&quot;. </p><p>RIC VII Trier 339 &quot;r5&quot; &quot;321-2&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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