Regretfully bad centering makes ID of post-reform radiate difficult. Please help!

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Which tetrarch is on this coin?

  1. Maximian

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  2. Diocletian

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  3. Somebody else

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  4. Impossible to say, but I'll bet he liked bacon!

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  1. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    From a bulk lot (where coins like this abound). The obverse inscription unfortunately reads IMP ........ ANVS P F AVG. The reverse is a typical CONCORDIA MILITVM, Emperor standing r., receiving Victory from Jupiter standing l. Mint and officina mark: K Δ.

    I put this out in the hopes that somebody who is more familiar with this issue can help me pin it down as to which tetrarch appears on the coin. I realize this might prove impossible.

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  3. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    With the ANVS P F AVG and the K Δ it can only be Maximianus from Cyzicus - RIC VI Cyzicus 16B.
     
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  4. Roman Collector

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    Ah, yes! Thanks so much! I see from the RIC listing that had it been any other than the Δ officina, it would be impossible to tell!

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  5. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Yeah, you had a bit of luck there :D.
     
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