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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 7949550, member: 44316&quot;]Diocletian&#039;s coin reform of c. 294 introduced new denominations including the so-called &quot;post-reform radiate&quot; also known as the &quot;radiate fraction.&quot;&nbsp; Here are some examples I added today to my educational website on the denomination:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/radiatefraction.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/radiatefraction.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/radiatefraction.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>All three of the additions below have the usual </p><p>CONCORDIA MILITVM</p><p>reverse with the emperor standing on the left receiving Victory on small globe from Jupiter on the right.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1377091[/ATTACH] </p><p>Diocletian</p><p>20-19 mm. 3.25 grams.</p><p>IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Є</p><p>&nbsp;ANT</p><p><i>RIC</i> Antioch 60a &quot;c. 296&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1377090[/ATTACH] </p><p>Diocletian</p><p>21-19 mm. 2.87 grams.</p><p>IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG</p><p>Radiate and cuirassed bust right</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KΓ</p><p><i>RIC</i> Cyzicus 15a</p><p>Sear IV 12834</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1377089[/ATTACH] </p><p>Galerius</p><p>21 mm. 3.15 grams.</p><p>GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; KA</p><p><i>RIC</i> Cyzicus 19b &quot;c. 295-9&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The radiate fractions look a lot like antoniniani (aureliani). The site discusses how to tell them apart (and why it makes a difference).</p><p><br /></p><p>Show us some radiate fractions!&nbsp; (By the way, if a coin has &quot;XXI&quot; in exergue it is not a radiate fraction.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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