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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orange Julius, post: 7876003, member: 77226&quot;]Great coins all! I have a coin similar to the great coin shown in the OP but I guess not yet photographed. In place, here’s a Maximinus as Caesar from Carthage. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1357533[/ATTACH] </p><p>Maximinus - Carthage - RIC 51b (However using Galerius’ reverse or officina B. Here’s a note from my notes on this coin and the officina mixup: This series has either an H or an I in the left field because of the Tetrarchic system of belonging to the family of either Hercules or Jupiter, so H was for Hercules and I was for Jupiter. Maximinus II was in Jupiter’s family, so the I is correct; but, according to RIC, this series also only used specific workshops for each ruler- this workshop belonged to Galerius. So, for this issue, either the wrong reverse was used, or perhaps there were two possible workshops for each ruler- the important part being that the correct god (Hercules or Jupiter) was represented in the field. </p><p>So, at the time this coin was issued, both Galerius and Maximinus II were in the family of Jupiter (I in left field) and Constantius and Severus were in the family of Hercules (H in left field).</p><p>This type references the victory of Maximianus over the Quinquegentiani -- a rebellious tribe in North Africa.))[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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