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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4398350, member: 75937&quot;]The authors of RIC vi, as well as Cohen, distinguish between reverse types depicting Genius wearing a modius and towered, although they admit it&#039;s sometimes hard to tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1105825[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This follis of Galerius as Caesar under Diocletian would be RIC 508b/Cohen 65 if with a modius and 530b/Cohen 83 if towered. I am not familiar enough with these issues from the Trier mint to say one way or the other and I am hoping some of the more knowledgeable members can help me out.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1105831[/ATTACH] </p><p>Galerius as Caesar, AD 293-305.</p><p>Roman silvered billon follis, 8.62 g, 27.2 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Trier, AD 302-3.</p><p>Obv: MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C, laureate and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head left, wearing modius(?) or towered (?), naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae; S/F//IITR.</p><p>Refs: RIC vi, p. 196, 508b or p. 197, 530b; Sear 14348.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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