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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 8141557, member: 51347"]Here is the ACSearch listing that had led me in the wrong direction. It is RIC 27b, with obv. legend of MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES exactly like my coin. There is no GAL in front of the legend. The SAVOCA auction listed it as Maximianus Herculius. </p><p><br /></p><p>And, yes, I did feel at the time I was searching that the "NOB CAES" was odd for Maximianus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Admittedly, I do not focus my collection and interest in the Roman Empire period. Rather, my passion is the Roman Republic and those entities that interacted with them at that time. So, again, everyone's kind help aided me in learning a little more of the Empire coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1419319[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you [USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER] , [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] , [USER=77226]@Orange Julius[/USER] , and [USER=120820]@Heliodromus[/USER] for helping my identification! You were all very helpful. I even learned the subtle difference between Large and Small Head. Mine looks to be a FATHEAD.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Imperial</p><p>Galerius</p><p>299-303 CE</p><p>AE Follis 28mm 9.9g</p><p><b>CARTHAGE mint</b></p><p>O: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES (Large Head type)</p><p>R: Cartago holding fruit SALVIS AGG ET CAESS FEL KART</p><p>RIC VI 32b Sear 14411[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 8141557, member: 51347"]Here is the ACSearch listing that had led me in the wrong direction. It is RIC 27b, with obv. legend of MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES exactly like my coin. There is no GAL in front of the legend. The SAVOCA auction listed it as Maximianus Herculius. And, yes, I did feel at the time I was searching that the "NOB CAES" was odd for Maximianus. Admittedly, I do not focus my collection and interest in the Roman Empire period. Rather, my passion is the Roman Republic and those entities that interacted with them at that time. So, again, everyone's kind help aided me in learning a little more of the Empire coins. [ATTACH=full]1419319[/ATTACH] Thank you [USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER] , [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] , [USER=77226]@Orange Julius[/USER] , and [USER=120820]@Heliodromus[/USER] for helping my identification! You were all very helpful. I even learned the subtle difference between Large and Small Head. Mine looks to be a FATHEAD. Roman Imperial Galerius 299-303 CE AE Follis 28mm 9.9g [B]CARTHAGE mint[/B] O: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES (Large Head type) R: Cartago holding fruit SALVIS AGG ET CAESS FEL KART RIC VI 32b Sear 14411[/QUOTE]
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