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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 7805647, member: 97383"]Q, Several years ago I managed to score an Alexandrian nummus of the same type as yours, but my coin was struck for Galerius.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1340634[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Galerius as Caesar, AD 293-305 (struck c. AD 304/5). Billon Nummus: 28 mm, 11.39 gm. 5th Officina. RIC VI 43. Scarce.</b></p><p>I think both of our coins must have been struck for a special occasion <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your nummus from the Heraclea Mint has an exquisite obverse <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! That coin is Gem MS. The only example in my collection from that mint is pictured below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1340636[/ATTACH]<b>Severus II as caesar, (stuck AD 305/306). Heraclea Mint, 2nd Officina. Billon nummus: !0.46 gm, 28 mm, 6 h. RIC VI 26a.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 7805647, member: 97383"]Q, Several years ago I managed to score an Alexandrian nummus of the same type as yours, but my coin was struck for Galerius. [ATTACH=full]1340634[/ATTACH] [B]Galerius as Caesar, AD 293-305 (struck c. AD 304/5). Billon Nummus: 28 mm, 11.39 gm. 5th Officina. RIC VI 43. Scarce.[/B] I think both of our coins must have been struck for a special occasion ;). Your nummus from the Heraclea Mint has an exquisite obverse :jawdrop:! That coin is Gem MS. The only example in my collection from that mint is pictured below. [ATTACH=full]1340636[/ATTACH][B]Severus II as caesar, (stuck AD 305/306). Heraclea Mint, 2nd Officina. Billon nummus: !0.46 gm, 28 mm, 6 h. RIC VI 26a.[/B][/QUOTE]
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