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Message:: [QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 2737351, member: 82549"]Interesting OP coin. As far as I know, this obverse inscription is known only from the Heraclea mint while it was under the control of Maximian. There are also coins of Maximian where the legend reads Maximiano rather than Maximianus. Surprisingly, these obverse inscriptions are contemporaneous with similar inscriptions that have the -VS (nominative) rather than -O (dative) endings. Both varieties end with "P F INV AVG--the "INV," for "Invictus," being somewhat unusual. Greek was probably much more widely spoken than Latin in Heraclea at that time, so it's possible that the -O inscriptions were cut by someone who just didn't know Latin very well. This would suggest that there was more than one person adding the lettering to the dies. Below is a coin from my collection, minted in Thessalonica about 5 years after yours, with the nominative form of Constantine. It lacks the "IMP C FL VAL" at the beginning, but like yours, it has "P F INV AVG" at the end. My apologies for the rough condition.<img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/57.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Thessalonica mint, A.D. 316-317RIC 4Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F INV AVGRev: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI - Jupiter leaning on scepter, holding Victory on globe; eagle with wreath at feet[dot]TS[dot]Γ [dot] in exergue20 x 22 mm, 3.2 g.[/QUOTE]