so i recently added this coin to my collection, my first AE Follis, Galerius Maximian, AE Follis, Siscia, 294 AD. GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C, laureate head right / GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae. S-gamma across fields, no mintmark. RIC VI Siscia 81b. RIC VI 81b 26mm 8.7 grams i was impressed with the size and weight of how this bronze coin felt in hand, so i went and got another.... Constantius I as Caesar, Follis. Egypt,Alexandria, c. 300 AD, FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae. XX in left field, delta over I in right field. Mintmark ALE. Alexandria RIC VI 31a 27mm 10.6 grams and for those who dont have an AE follis yet heres a size comparison with a Sacagawea dollar... lets see some more types of large follis, im pretty sure i'll be watching for more of these...
Diocletian AE Follis. London mint, ca 298-300 AD. 10g, 28.18mm OBV: IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate & cuirassed bust right. REV: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, holding patera in extended right hand & cradling cornucopiae in left arm. No mintmark. REF: RIC VI London 6A. I have some other follis coins around 5-7 grams.
cool ken! i was also impressed with the in hand feel. i've posted this recent gallerius follis quite a bit lately, but i'll posted one more time....one of my favorite coins of the year.
Great new OP-coin, ken (congrats) Ummm, large follis, eh? Well yah, I have a sweet example to toss-in => good ol' Constantius-I => AE29 Follis Heavy and lovely!!
I might suggest altering the description to say XX-I across field since these letters were one unit only used for a short time at some mints saying that the alloy of the coin was the old familiar 20 part copper to one silver as used in the antoninianus days. Delta is workshop four at Alexandria. My Diocletian from the issue has the whole on one side and is shop 5.
Yes, those are big chunks, very impressive the first time you hold one of them in hand. Here's my largest follis ever : 30,5 mm from east coast to west coast ! Severus II, Follis Heraclea mint, 6th officina, c. AD 306-307 IMP C FLA VAL SEVERVS P F AVG, Laureate head of Severus II right GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. HTζ at exergue 9.90 gr - 30,5 mm Ref : RCV # 14673v, Cohen - Q
