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Message:: [QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3228162, member: 97383"]Orange Julius, the three coins you've posted illustrate the three main styles seen on Diocletian's new bronze reform coinage. 1. the follis from Alexandria represents the Asian style that shows abstraction & elements of cubism. 2. the follis from Trier still maintains elements of classical Roman portraiture & is based on realism. 3. the follis from Cyzicus represents a blending of styles from examples 2 & 3. The coinage from Cyzicus depicts all members of the Tetrarchy as look-alikes; you can no longer identify the man depicted by his portrait. I'd like to add one more portrait style to the three you posted seen on the photo below. 4. this portrait style is the "heroic - warrior" style rarely seen on the new bronze coinage but very common on the coins of Claudius II Gothicus, Aurelian, & Probus. This coin was also struck at the Trier Mint, c. 303-305, weighs 10.61 gm, RIC 587a, & was acquired at an auction long ago.[ATTACH=full]842319[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]