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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 2917633, member: 14873&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman">Part 8 - the final one. I </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">COINAGE OF THE THIRD TETRARCHY</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Constantius died at Eboracum (York) in Britain during a campaign against the warlike tribes of the North on 25 July 306. Just before he died, Constantius conferred Imperium on his son, <i>Flavius Valerius Constantinus</i> (later Constantine the Great). The army commanded by Constantius wanted Constantine proclaimed Augustus, however, Galerius Maximian, the now de-facto senior Augustus elevated Severus to Augustus of the West in accordance with the rules for succession, and proclaimed Constantine Caesar of the West thus creating the Third Tetrarchy.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Configuration of the Severus as Augustus of the West coins is the same as for Second Tetrarchy Augustan coins. Configuration of the Constantine as Caesar of the west coins is essentially the same as for Second Tetrarchy Caesarian coins except some issues are reduced folles bearing a reverse legend of GENIO POP ROM and a PLN mint mark in the reverse exergue.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">SELECTED EXAMPLE COINS:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">RIC VI, Londinium, No. 46 (variant), Severus, Augustus of the West:</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000lon46o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000lon46r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>IMP SEVERVS PIVS FEL AVG</b> ........................... <b>GENIO POPV - LI ROMANI</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Draped laureate bust.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse legend variation: PIVS FEL instead of PIVS FELIX.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">9.4 gm.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">RIC VI, Londinium, No. 89b, Constantine, Caesar of the West:</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/lon89bo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon89br.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">O: FL VAL CONSTANTINIVS NOB C</font></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">R: GENIO - POP ROM</font></b></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>PLN</b> in reverse exergue</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Unreduced follis</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Draped, laureate, bust.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Genius with head towered and loins draped.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Issued shortly after the death of Constantius following recognition as Caesar by Galerius.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">9.3 gm.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">This Third Terarchy coinage signalled the end of the Tetrarchy (sic). There now followed a period of turmoil involving attempts by Galerius Maximian to unsuccessfuly institute a modified Tetrarchic system of government followed by much jockeying for power by various Imperial aspirants.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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