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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3715334, member: 14873"]<font face="Times New Roman">Here is a somewhat dated contribution I made that needs to be updated:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">The Conference at Carnuntum - attempting to restore the Tetrarchy</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">In the spring of 308 Maximian Herculius had a falling out with his son, Maxentius, and left to join his now son-in-law, Constantine, in Gaul. In the autumn of 308 Galerius Maximian organized and convened a conference at Carnuntum consisting of himself, Diocletian and Maximian Herculius (as retired <i>seniore Augusti</i>) to discuss and resolve the "Augusti problem". Diocletian was but a shadow of his former self, both mentally and physically, due to the severe illness that befell him in 304 and consequently Galerius Maximian "ran the show" -- he was now the dominant force in the Tetrarchy. Galerius Maximian did not recognize either Constantine or Maxentius as Augustus, proposing instead that his old friend and military comrade <i>Flavius Valerius Licinianus Licinius</i> (Licinius), be appointed Augustus of the West to replace the deceased Severus and he obtained the concurrence of Diocletian and Maximian Herculius in this maneuver. Maxentius was declared an enemy of the state by the conferees and Maximian Herculius once more went into retirement. Galerius Maximian proposed that Constantine be recognized as Caesar of the West, although Constantine did not acquiesce.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">Filius Augustorum</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Constantine was incensed at his proposed "demotion" to Caesar subservient to Licinius as was Maximinus at the elevation of Licinius to Augustus over him, and so Galerius Maximian designated both of them <i>Filius Augustorum:</i> "Son of the Augustus" -- a somewhat empty title of convenience and compromise -- in an attempt to mollify them. This attempt to placate the two de-facto Caesars didn't work however. Constantine generally ignored it (for instance, no coins bearing this titulature were minted in any of the western mints now controlled by him: London, Trier, and Lugdunum {Lyon}). Maximinus begrudgingly minted some coins bearing this titulature at the mints he controlled (Alexandria and Antioch). The remaining issues bearing this titulature were produced by Galerius at the mints he controlled: Siscia, Thessalonica and Nicomedia.</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, Alexandria, No. 99b, Constantine as Filius Augustorum</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/000consfilo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://jp29.org/000consfilr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>FL VAL CONSTANTINVS FIL AVG</b> ..................................... <b>GENIO CAESARIS</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>ALE</b> in reverse exergue</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">RIC VI, Thessalonica, No. 32a, Maximinus Daia as Filius Augustorum</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/000maxifilo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://jp29.org/000maxifilr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>MAXIMINVS FIL AVGG</b> ................................... <b>GENIO CAESARIS</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>SMTS</b> in reverse exergue</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3715334, member: 14873"][FONT=Times New Roman]Here is a somewhat dated contribution I made that needs to be updated: [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]The Conference at Carnuntum - attempting to restore the Tetrarchy[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] In the spring of 308 Maximian Herculius had a falling out with his son, Maxentius, and left to join his now son-in-law, Constantine, in Gaul. In the autumn of 308 Galerius Maximian organized and convened a conference at Carnuntum consisting of himself, Diocletian and Maximian Herculius (as retired [I]seniore Augusti[/I]) to discuss and resolve the "Augusti problem". Diocletian was but a shadow of his former self, both mentally and physically, due to the severe illness that befell him in 304 and consequently Galerius Maximian "ran the show" -- he was now the dominant force in the Tetrarchy. Galerius Maximian did not recognize either Constantine or Maxentius as Augustus, proposing instead that his old friend and military comrade [I]Flavius Valerius Licinianus Licinius[/I] (Licinius), be appointed Augustus of the West to replace the deceased Severus and he obtained the concurrence of Diocletian and Maximian Herculius in this maneuver. Maxentius was declared an enemy of the state by the conferees and Maximian Herculius once more went into retirement. Galerius Maximian proposed that Constantine be recognized as Caesar of the West, although Constantine did not acquiesce. [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Filius Augustorum[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] Constantine was incensed at his proposed "demotion" to Caesar subservient to Licinius as was Maximinus at the elevation of Licinius to Augustus over him, and so Galerius Maximian designated both of them [I]Filius Augustorum:[/I] "Son of the Augustus" -- a somewhat empty title of convenience and compromise -- in an attempt to mollify them. This attempt to placate the two de-facto Caesars didn't work however. Constantine generally ignored it (for instance, no coins bearing this titulature were minted in any of the western mints now controlled by him: London, Trier, and Lugdunum {Lyon}). Maximinus begrudgingly minted some coins bearing this titulature at the mints he controlled (Alexandria and Antioch). The remaining issues bearing this titulature were produced by Galerius at the mints he controlled: Siscia, Thessalonica and Nicomedia. SELECTED EXAMPLE COINS: [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]RIC VI, Alexandria, No. 99b, Constantine as Filius Augustorum[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] [IMG]https://jp29.org/000consfilo.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://jp29.org/000consfilr.jpg[/IMG] [B]FL VAL CONSTANTINVS FIL AVG[/B] ..................................... [B]GENIO CAESARIS[/B] [B]ALE[/B] in reverse exergue [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]RIC VI, Thessalonica, No. 32a, Maximinus Daia as Filius Augustorum[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] [IMG]https://jp29.org/000maxifilo.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://jp29.org/000maxifilr.jpg[/IMG] [B]MAXIMINVS FIL AVGG[/B] ................................... [B]GENIO CAESARIS[/B] [B]SMTS[/B] in reverse exergue[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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