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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Claudius_Gothicus, post: 7875750, member: 116315&quot;]While the main focus of my collection is and always will be antoniniani, I do pick up other coins that interest me from time to time, and usually I end up creating new subcollections centered around them. That could end up being the case with this coin, a not so recent acquisition that I&#039;ve only received today:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1357368[/ATTACH] </p><p>Maximinus II, as Caesar (305-310), Nummus, Trier mint.</p><p>Obverse: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front;</p><p>Reverse: GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, with drapery around loins, holding patera and cornucopia; S - A in fields, PTR in exergue;</p><p>RIC VI 719a</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately this is one of those coins with a very dark &quot;chocolate&quot; toning, and even though it looks great in person, this, combined with some minor striking weaknesses, makes it quite hard to photograph. However, it was pretty cheap, and holding it in hand is extremely satisfying, due to the larger diameter and heavier weight when compared to an antoninianus - I didn&#039;t have any nummi from this early period, so I hadn&#039;t realized they were this large. Holding one from the first emission must be even better, since they were even bigger!</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was introduced in 307 in the western mints of the Empire as a replacement of the earlier type with a larger module, naked Genius and longer legend GENIO POPVLI ROMANI. While assembling a set of all the types from all the mints and rulers would be extremely challenging - especially due to the rarity of the examples of Diocletian and Maxentius from Lugdunum - I think a Trier only set would be feasible, and quite a nice endeavour as well; one more new collecting goal for 2022!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/84001408.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://images.vcoins.com/product_image/1/M/6/mb8ESwr5y23XERc4Qi2nbwZ9j7fYT5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><i>(The two rare rulers for this type - photos courtesy of CNG and Vcoins)</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] also has a very nice <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/GENIOPOPROM.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/GENIOPOPROM.html" rel="nofollow">page</a> detailing this type, so I hope anyone who&#039;s interested in learning more about it will check it out.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s all for now; post your coins of Maximinus II, your tetrarchic folles, your coins from Trier or anything else you feel like might be relevant <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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