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<p>[QUOTE="bcuda, post: 5375067, member: 105389"]I almost never see anyone post up any of the large Follis coins.</p><p>I had only seen pictures of them in books when I first started in ancients but never realized how large they really were until I found one metal detecting when I lived in Spain.</p><p>Ever since then I have always liked them and find them kind of like cartoon art in a way on some of the bust types. Anyway here are a few of mine please post yours up for everyone to see.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1229566[/ATTACH]</p><p>Roman Imperial</p><p>Galerius as Caesar under Diocletian during the Tetrarchy Era</p><p>Silvered AE Follis (weight: 10.40g, max diameter: 28mm, axis: 6h)</p><p>Heraclea mint, 5th officina, circa 296-297 AD</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: GAL VAL MAXMIMIANVS NOB CAES, Head of Galerius facing right, wearing laurel wreath</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, nude except for chlamys on left shoulder (falls low); holding cornucopia in left hand and pouring libation from patera in right; HTepsilon in exergue</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: RIC VI Heraclea 18b</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1229567[/ATTACH]</p><p>Maximianus 286-305</p><p>Ae Follis 30mm 8.9 grams</p><p>Rome mint</p><p>Obv: IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG , Luarate head right</p><p>Rev: SACRA MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS N N ,</p><p>Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopiae.</p><p>Mintmark S club</p><p>Ric 100b</p><p>Ex Sallent collection, JAZ Numismatics auction 163</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1229572[/ATTACH]</p><p>Maximianus</p><p>297-298 AD.</p><p>Obv:IMP CMA MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, laureate head</p><p>right (large head type)</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI, Genius standing</p><p>left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys</p><p>over left shoulder (falls low), holding patera</p><p>from which liquid flows and cornucopiae.</p><p>AE Follis. Heraclea.</p><p>Mintmark HTB. 9.8 grams</p><p>RIC VI Heraclea 19b.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1229601[/ATTACH]</p><p>Diocletian 284-305 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI</p><p>Genius HTΓ</p><p>Silvered Follis Hereclea</p><p>12.01 grams 27mm</p><p>RIC VI 17a </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1229602[/ATTACH]</p><p>Maximianus 286-310 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF AVG</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI</p><p>Genius HTB Silvered Follis</p><p>Heraclea 9.8 GRAMS 29mm</p><p>RIC VI 19b</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1229603[/ATTACH]</p><p>Maximianus</p><p>286-310 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF AVG</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI</p><p>Genius HTB Silvered Follis</p><p>Hereclea 10.95 grams 29mm</p><p>RIC VI 19b</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1229605[/ATTACH]</p><p>Constnatius I</p><p>293-306 AD</p><p>Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS</p><p>NOB CAES</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI</p><p>Genius HTB</p><p>Silvered Follis Hereclea</p><p>9.59 grams 28mm</p><p>RIC VI 20a</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1229607[/ATTACH]</p><p>Constnatius I</p><p>293-306 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP FL VAL CONSTANTIVS</p><p>PF AUG</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI</p><p>Genius HTB</p><p>Silvered Follis Hereclea</p><p>11.54 grams 28mm</p><p>RIC VI 24a[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bcuda, post: 5375067, member: 105389"]I almost never see anyone post up any of the large Follis coins. I had only seen pictures of them in books when I first started in ancients but never realized how large they really were until I found one metal detecting when I lived in Spain. Ever since then I have always liked them and find them kind of like cartoon art in a way on some of the bust types. Anyway here are a few of mine please post yours up for everyone to see. [ATTACH=full]1229566[/ATTACH] Roman Imperial Galerius as Caesar under Diocletian during the Tetrarchy Era Silvered AE Follis (weight: 10.40g, max diameter: 28mm, axis: 6h) Heraclea mint, 5th officina, circa 296-297 AD Obverse: GAL VAL MAXMIMIANVS NOB CAES, Head of Galerius facing right, wearing laurel wreath Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, nude except for chlamys on left shoulder (falls low); holding cornucopia in left hand and pouring libation from patera in right; HTepsilon in exergue Reference: RIC VI Heraclea 18b [ATTACH=full]1229567[/ATTACH] Maximianus 286-305 Ae Follis 30mm 8.9 grams Rome mint Obv: IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG , Luarate head right Rev: SACRA MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS N N , Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopiae. Mintmark S club Ric 100b Ex Sallent collection, JAZ Numismatics auction 163 [ATTACH=full]1229572[/ATTACH] Maximianus 297-298 AD. Obv:IMP CMA MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, laureate head right (large head type) Rev: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder (falls low), holding patera from which liquid flows and cornucopiae. AE Follis. Heraclea. Mintmark HTB. 9.8 grams RIC VI Heraclea 19b. [ATTACH=full]1229601[/ATTACH] Diocletian 284-305 AD Obv: IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI Genius HTΓ Silvered Follis Hereclea 12.01 grams 27mm RIC VI 17a [ATTACH=full]1229602[/ATTACH] Maximianus 286-310 AD Obv: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF AVG Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI Genius HTB Silvered Follis Heraclea 9.8 GRAMS 29mm RIC VI 19b [ATTACH=full]1229603[/ATTACH] Maximianus 286-310 AD Obv: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF AVG Rev: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI Genius HTB Silvered Follis Hereclea 10.95 grams 29mm RIC VI 19b [ATTACH=full]1229605[/ATTACH] Constnatius I 293-306 AD Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES Rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI Genius HTB Silvered Follis Hereclea 9.59 grams 28mm RIC VI 20a [ATTACH=full]1229607[/ATTACH] Constnatius I 293-306 AD Obv: IMP FL VAL CONSTANTIVS PF AUG Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI Genius HTB Silvered Follis Hereclea 11.54 grams 28mm RIC VI 24a[/QUOTE]
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