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<p>[QUOTE="ken454, post: 2223905, member: 56575"]so i recently added this coin to my collection, my first AE Follis,</p><p><br /></p><p>Galerius Maximian, AE Follis, Siscia, 294 AD. GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS </p><p>NOB C, laureate head right / GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius </p><p>standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left </p><p>shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae. S-gamma across fields, no </p><p>mintmark. RIC VI Siscia 81b.</p><p>RIC VI 81b</p><p>26mm</p><p>8.7 grams</p><p>[ATTACH=full]436171[/ATTACH] </p><p>i was impressed with the size and weight of how this bronze coin felt in hand, so i went and got another....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantius I as Caesar, Follis. Egypt,Alexandria, c. 300 AD, FL VAL </p><p>CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / GENIO POPVLI </p><p>ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, chlamys over left </p><p>shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae. XX in left field, delta over I in </p><p>right field. Mintmark ALE.</p><p>Alexandria </p><p>RIC VI 31a</p><p><br /></p><p>27mm</p><p>10.6 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436174[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>and for those who dont have an AE follis yet heres a size comparison with a Sacagawea dollar...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]436175[/ATTACH] </p><p>lets see some more types of large follis, im pretty sure i'll be watching for more of these...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ken454, post: 2223905, member: 56575"]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 [ATTACH=full]436171[/ATTACH] i was impressed with the size and weight of how this bronze coin felt in hand, so i went and got another....:D 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 [ATTACH=full]436174[/ATTACH] and for those who dont have an AE follis yet heres a size comparison with a Sacagawea dollar... [ATTACH=full]436175[/ATTACH] lets see some more types of large follis, im pretty sure i'll be watching for more of these...;)[/QUOTE]
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