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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2350867, member: 19463&quot;]Frequently here we hear the opinion that more of us would like the larger coins of the Tetrarchy if only they were not all those Genius types.&nbsp; In an attempt to avoid Genius, I seem to be getting too many of the other common &#039;someone standing there&#039; folles but the appeal of the larger coins made me buy another one.&nbsp; This 27mm AE1 is of Galerius Caesar from the period when his coins were inscribed simply Maximianus Nob Caes sometimes causing them to be confused with Maximianus Herakles who had no coins as Caesar. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]478665[/ATTACH] </p><p>This one is from the Rome mint with Moneta.&nbsp; The long reverse legend is SACRA MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN.&nbsp; Part of the appeal to me is the condition of the coin combined with just enough patina scatter and retained silvering to make the coin look natural rather than processed.&nbsp; There is something to be said for learning when to stop cleaning a coin.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I also have a matching coin from Diocletian from officina P rather than the Q of the new coin.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]478666[/ATTACH] </p><p>The Diocletian is not as well detailed on the reverse figure but has a much more clear thunderbolt in the mintmark.&nbsp; Still the two look good together.&nbsp; The Galerius cost nearly twice the price of the Diocletian partly due to the grade difference and partly due to the fact it came from an auction while the Diocletian was from a dealer at a show. Was it worth it?&nbsp; I do not have a show to attend until May so the auction coins looked better to my impatience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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