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Message:: [QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 6602300, member: 84744"]If you want the earliest of the early, you need an eastern mint "AVG" coin struck in 284 before he defeated Carinus.  As far as I can tell, that restricts the list to just six RIC numbers (at least for aureliani/antoniniani): Antioch mint, issued in 284:324  1C, IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG, A to EΔ in field, XXI in ex. (common)326  1C, VICTORIA AVG, A to EA in field, XXI in ex.  (rare) Tripolis mint, issued in 284:328  1C, IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG (receiving Victory from Jupiter), TR in field, XXI in ex. (common)330  1C, IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG (receiving wreath from Victory), TR in field, XXI in ex. (rare)332  1C, VICTORIA AVG (receiving wreath from Victory), TR in field, XXI in ex. (rare)333  3C, as previous (rare) 1: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG3: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVGC: Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust r. I have four of them so far: RIC 324 (Antioch, common)[ATTACH=full]1266384[/ATTACH] RIC 326 (Antioch, rare)[ATTACH=full]1266385[/ATTACH] RIC 330 (Tripolis, rare)[ATTACH=full]1266386[/ATTACH] RIC 333 (Tripolis, rare)[ATTACH=full]1266387[/ATTACH] There must be some early issues at Cyzicus, but RIC doesn't identify any as having been minted only in 284. I also have an early western (Rome mint) quinarius with AVG:[ATTACH=full]1266388[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]