Maximinus ll Diai...more Tetarchy

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by ominus1, Aug 13, 2021.

  1. Heliodromus

    Heliodromus Well-Known Member

    Yes - quite scarce. What's interesting abut this star-over-altar issue is that we see Daia both as caesar (GENIO CAESARIS) and as augustus (GENIO IMPERATORIS) in the same issue. The IMPERATORIS type is a lot more common.
     
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  3. Marsyas Mike

    Marsyas Mike Well-Known Member

    Here is my only halfway decent Maximinus II Daia:

    Maximinus II Daia - Follis Jan 2020 (0).jpg
    Maximinus II Daia Æ Follis
    (305-306 A.D.)
    Heraclea Mint

    GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI,
    Genius standing left in chlamys holding patera and cornucopiae, HTΓ in exergue.
    RIC VI Heraclea 26b.
    (10.92 grams / 26 x 25 mm)
    eBay Jan. 2020

    This one from the same era just came in a couple days ago - Constantius I Chlorus, another GENIO POP:
    Constantius Chlorus - Sisca follis GENIO Aug 2021 (0).jpg
    Constantius I Chlorus Æ Follis
    (struck by Maximian)
    (294 A.D.)
    Siscia Mint

    FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate head right / GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, S in left field, Γ in right field
    RIC VI Siscia 81a.
    (8.53 grams / 26 x 25 mm)
    eBay Aug. 2021
     
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