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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2881603, member: 19463&quot;]Maximianus</p><p>AK M OVA MAEIMIANOC <span style="color: #ff0000">CEB</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">CEB or Sebastos is Greek for Augustus.&nbsp; Mat&#039;s coin ended in K for Caesar.&nbsp; Maximianus was always Augustus - never just Caesar.&nbsp; Galerius was both but he did not become Augustus until after the mint at Alexandria was closed or, rather, converted to making Rome style coins (folles etc. rather than tetradrachms) so all his tetradrachms are as Caesar and end in K. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">According to Emmett listings there are a lot of Galerius types but most are rare so they must not have made many of them each. I do not have one (envy, envy, envy).&nbsp; Coins of Diocletian and Maximianus are common but there are rare types.&nbsp; They are not in high demand in the general market and tend to be small and hard to read.&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">One more thing that can be ignored by those allergic to education.&nbsp; Contrary to previous general practice these rulers each dated their coins separately rather than using the dates of the senior ruler.&nbsp; For example, when Caracalla started issuing coins under his father Septimius Severus, his first coins were year four just like those Septimius issued that year.&nbsp; When Septimius died&nbsp; in his 19th year, Caracalla kept on counting so his first &#039;sole reign&#039; coins were year 20 (LK).&nbsp;&nbsp; Severus Alexander as Caesar issued coins under Elagabalus matching his LE year 5 issues (a few 4&#039;s exist) but started over with LA year one when Elagabalus was gone.&nbsp; That means he had two LE years, one as Caesar and a second in his fifth year as Augustus.&nbsp; Diocletian became emperor but did not appoint Maximianus as his colleague until he was into his LB year 2.&nbsp; The first coins of Maximianus started with LA and were always one year behind.&nbsp; How do we know this?&nbsp; There are rare &#039;appointment&#039; coins of each showing the two together on the reverse. Those with Diocletian on the obverse are dated LB but those with Maximianus are LA.&nbsp; Both stopped minting tetradrachms at Alexandria ate the same time but Diocletian was in LIB year 12 while Maximianus was in LIA year 11.&nbsp; Galerius and Constantius Caesars did not start until 292 but their coins that year were LA so their last issues were year four Ldelta.&nbsp;&nbsp; Let&#039;s all remember that these guys were emperors and did things &#039;their way&#039; not the way 21st century collectors might prefer.&nbsp; If you want a last year of issue set for the tetrarchs you need a 12, an 11 and a pair of fours.&nbsp; Trivia:&nbsp; What did I leave out of the last year set here and why is it LB?</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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