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<p>[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 3161146, member: 31620"]May I play too....?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Maximianus Herculius Follis </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:– GENIO IMP-ERATORIS, Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia</p><p>Minted in Antioch (_ | Theta / E //ANT Dot). Early to Later A.D. 309</p><p>Reference:– RIC VI Antioch 112c (R) (Citing Oxford; Apparently a rare issue for Maximianus Herculius and only issued from this officina)</p><p> </p><p>6.39 gms. 26.19 mm. 0 degrees. Better than the RIC plate coin (reverse only illustrated).</p><p> </p><p>From RIC Notes "A very remarkable innovation, peculiar to this issue, is the reappearance of Herculius (with the long legend Imp C M Aur Val Maximianus P F Aug matching those of Galerius and Licinus, and with cuirassed bust) on rare coins with Genio Imperatoris; this is parallelled at the same time (see RIC VI page 656). Expelled from Italy c. April 308, and rejected at the Carnuntum conference in November 308, Herculius had received ample share in the coinage of Constantine's mints, and it seems that Maximinus (now antagonisitc to both Galerius and Licinius) may have been momentarily willing to demontsrate his hostility by including the name of the man who might still play and anti-Galerian part in the west." </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_146dr_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>A not very flattering coin from London.</p><p><b>Maximianus Herculius - Follis</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p>Obv:- IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev:- GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia</p><p>Minted in London, A.D. 298-300</p><p>Reference:- RIC VI London 17b</p><p>28mm, 8.3 grams</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_146dj_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Maximianus Herculius - Follis</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p>Obv:– IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– IOVI CONS CAES, Jupiter standing left, holding Victoriola in right hand, leaning on sceptre in left, chlamys over left shoulder</p><p>Minted in Alexandria (S | D/P //ALE). A.D. 305 to A.D. 306</p><p>Reference:– RIC VI Alexandria 54 (S)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_146dg_img~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Galerius - Follis </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– IOVI CONS CAES, Jupiter standing left holding Victory on globe in right hand, sceptre in left</p><p>Minted in Alexandria (S | B / P // ALE). A.D. 304-305</p><p>Reference:– RIC VI Alexandria 43 </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_148z_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 3161146, member: 31620"]May I play too....? [B]Maximianus Herculius Follis [/B] Obv:– IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– GENIO IMP-ERATORIS, Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia Minted in Antioch (_ | Theta / E //ANT Dot). Early to Later A.D. 309 Reference:– RIC VI Antioch 112c (R) (Citing Oxford; Apparently a rare issue for Maximianus Herculius and only issued from this officina) 6.39 gms. 26.19 mm. 0 degrees. Better than the RIC plate coin (reverse only illustrated). From RIC Notes "A very remarkable innovation, peculiar to this issue, is the reappearance of Herculius (with the long legend Imp C M Aur Val Maximianus P F Aug matching those of Galerius and Licinus, and with cuirassed bust) on rare coins with Genio Imperatoris; this is parallelled at the same time (see RIC VI page 656). Expelled from Italy c. April 308, and rejected at the Carnuntum conference in November 308, Herculius had received ample share in the coinage of Constantine's mints, and it seems that Maximinus (now antagonisitc to both Galerius and Licinius) may have been momentarily willing to demontsrate his hostility by including the name of the man who might still play and anti-Galerian part in the west." [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_146dr_img.jpg[/IMG] A not very flattering coin from London. [B]Maximianus Herculius - Follis [/B] Obv:- IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right Rev:- GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia Minted in London, A.D. 298-300 Reference:- RIC VI London 17b 28mm, 8.3 grams [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_146dj_img.jpg[/IMG] [B]Maximianus Herculius - Follis [/B] Obv:– IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– IOVI CONS CAES, Jupiter standing left, holding Victoriola in right hand, leaning on sceptre in left, chlamys over left shoulder Minted in Alexandria (S | D/P //ALE). A.D. 305 to A.D. 306 Reference:– RIC VI Alexandria 54 (S) [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_146dg_img~0.jpg[/IMG] [B]Galerius - Follis [/B] Obv:– GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right Rev:– IOVI CONS CAES, Jupiter standing left holding Victory on globe in right hand, sceptre in left Minted in Alexandria (S | B / P // ALE). A.D. 304-305 Reference:– RIC VI Alexandria 43 [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_148z_img.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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