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Message:: [QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3360603, member: 14873"] The successor Tetrarchs after the Abdication of Diocletian and Maximianus On 1 May 305, Constantius succeeded Maximian Herculius as Augustus of the West and Galerius Maximian succeeded Diocletian as Augustus of the East. Flavius Valerius Severus (Severus II), a close friend of Galerius, was appointed Caesar of the West by Constantius (somewhat reluctantly and after much persuasion by Galerius)  and Galerius Valerius Maximinus Daia (also known as Maximinus Daza, nephew by marriage of Galerius Maximian) was appointed Caesar of the East by Galerius.. Coinage of the successor Tetrarchs SELECTED EXAMPLE COINS:(The Second Tetrarchy) RIC VI, Londinium, No. 47, Constantius, Augustus of the WestCT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.02.003, 1 May 305 - 26 July 306, Rarity: S <img src="http://jp29.org/lon47o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon47r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />IMP CONSTANTIVS PIVS FEL AVG ....................... GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI Earliest obverse legend style.Laureate, cuirassed, bust.9.9 gm. RIC VI, Londinium, No. 42, Galerius Maximian, Augustus of the EastCT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.03.004, AD 1 May 305 - Spring 307, Rarity: S <img src="http://jp29.org/lon42o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon42r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG ......................... GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI Laureate, cuirassed, bust.Identical obverse inscription (2C) to the primary one of Maximian Herculius.9.7 gm. RIC VI, Londinium, No. 59a, Severus, Caesar of the WestCT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.02.016, 1 May 305 - 26 July 306, Rarity: C <img src="http://jp29.org/lon59ao1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon59ar1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />SEVERVS NOBILISSIMVS CAES ......................... GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI Earliest obverse legend style.Draped, laurate, bust.10.3 gm. RIC VI, Londinium, No. 65, Maximinus (Daia), Caesar of the East:CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.03.031, 1 May 305 - Spring 307, Rarity: S <img src="http://jp29.org/lon65o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon65r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />MAXIMINVS NOBILI CAES ......................... GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI Draped, laureate, bust.8.8 gm. Added via Edit: Galerius was for sure the driving force during the last years of the Tetrarchy - he organized and ran the Conference at Carnuntum consisting of himself as the only surviving de-facto reigning Emperor, plus the retired “Seniores” Emperors, Diocletian (still much weakened from his severe illness of 304) and Maximianus - during which the conferees attempted to resolve the “Augustus crisis”  following the death of Constantius. Of course, it didn’t work out. Shortly after that Galerius was afflicted with his long terminal illness - things might have turned out very differently for the Tetrarchy had that not happened.[/QUOTE]

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