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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3821120, member: 97383"]After searching through all my Diocletian Reform era folli earlier this year I was surprised to see no examples from the Serdica Mint <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Finally I spotted a nice looking example at a bargain price from the last Roma auction pictured below, photo courtesy of <b>Roma Numismatics Limited</b>. The coin has a lot of toned silvering with some beautiful peripheral iridescence rarely seen on folli of this era. I sunk my claws into this one <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. If any <b>CT</b> members have folli from the Serdica Mint lets see them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie74" alt=":pics:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1017273[/ATTACH] </p><p>Galerius as Caesar under Diocletian, March 1, AD 293 - May 1, 305. Serdica Mint (struck AD 303-305). Silvered AE follis: 9.95 gm, 27 mm, 7 h. Sear 14369, RIC 4b.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3821120, member: 97383"]After searching through all my Diocletian Reform era folli earlier this year I was surprised to see no examples from the Serdica Mint o_O. Finally I spotted a nice looking example at a bargain price from the last Roma auction pictured below, photo courtesy of [B]Roma Numismatics Limited[/B]. The coin has a lot of toned silvering with some beautiful peripheral iridescence rarely seen on folli of this era. I sunk my claws into this one :smuggrin:. If any [B]CT[/B] members have folli from the Serdica Mint lets see them :pics:. [ATTACH=full]1017273[/ATTACH] Galerius as Caesar under Diocletian, March 1, AD 293 - May 1, 305. Serdica Mint (struck AD 303-305). Silvered AE follis: 9.95 gm, 27 mm, 7 h. Sear 14369, RIC 4b.[/QUOTE]
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