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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4605903, member: 75937"]Nice example, [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have any radiates from the period with silvering, but these three folles have quite a bit of silvering left:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-i-genio-popvli-romani-follis-antioch-jpg.1107363/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Constantius I, Caesar, 293-305.</p><p>Roman billon follis, 9.83 g, 26.3 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Antioch, AD 300-301.</p><p>Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopiae; K/B-V//ANT.</p><p>Refs: RIC vi, p. 620, 55a; Cohen 89; RCV 14069.</p><p>Notes: The K in the left field probably refers to the retariffing of the follis at 20 denarii communes, while the V in the right field may refer to the revised valuation of the follis at 5 to the silver argentius (Harl, Kenneth W. "Marks of Value on Tetrarchic Nummi and Diocletian's Monetary Policy." <i>Phoenix</i>, vol. 39, no. 3, 1985, pp. 263–270, citing C.H.V. Sutherland, "Denarius and Sestertius in Diocletian's Currency Reform," <i>JRS</i> 51 (1961), pp. 93-97).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maximian-genio-popvli-romani-follis-trier-jpg.1110777/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Maximian, 1st Reign, AD 286-305.</p><p>Roman billon follis, 10.96 g, 27.2 mm, 12 h.</p><p>Trier, AD 298-99.</p><p>Obv: IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head, right.</p><p>Rev: GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius, nude but for chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; A/*//TR.</p><p>Refs: RIC vi, p. 186, 277b.</p><p>Notes: Typically, the reverse legend is broken GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/galerius-genio-popvli-romani-follis-trier-jpg.1105831/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Galerius as Caesar, AD 293-305.</p><p>Roman silvered billon follis, 8.62 g, 27.2 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Trier, AD 302-3.</p><p>Obv: MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C, laureate and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head left, wearing modius, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae; S/F//IITR.</p><p>Refs: RIC vi, p. 196, 508b; Cohen 65; RCV 14348.</p><p>Notes: Some numismatists postulate that the S F in the fields of these coins from Trier is an abbreviation for SAECVLI FELICITAS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4605903, member: 75937"]Nice example, [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] ! I don't have any radiates from the period with silvering, but these three folles have quite a bit of silvering left: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-i-genio-popvli-romani-follis-antioch-jpg.1107363/[/IMG] Constantius I, Caesar, 293-305. Roman billon follis, 9.83 g, 26.3 mm, 5 h. Antioch, AD 300-301. Obv: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right. Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopiae; K/B-V//ANT. Refs: RIC vi, p. 620, 55a; Cohen 89; RCV 14069. Notes: The K in the left field probably refers to the retariffing of the follis at 20 denarii communes, while the V in the right field may refer to the revised valuation of the follis at 5 to the silver argentius (Harl, Kenneth W. "Marks of Value on Tetrarchic Nummi and Diocletian's Monetary Policy." [I]Phoenix[/I], vol. 39, no. 3, 1985, pp. 263–270, citing C.H.V. Sutherland, "Denarius and Sestertius in Diocletian's Currency Reform," [I]JRS[/I] 51 (1961), pp. 93-97). [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maximian-genio-popvli-romani-follis-trier-jpg.1110777/[/IMG] Maximian, 1st Reign, AD 286-305. Roman billon follis, 10.96 g, 27.2 mm, 12 h. Trier, AD 298-99. Obv: IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head, right. Rev: GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius, nude but for chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; A/*//TR. Refs: RIC vi, p. 186, 277b. Notes: Typically, the reverse legend is broken GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/galerius-genio-popvli-romani-follis-trier-jpg.1105831/[/IMG] Galerius as Caesar, AD 293-305. Roman silvered billon follis, 8.62 g, 27.2 mm, 6 h. Trier, AD 302-3. Obv: MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C, laureate and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head left, wearing modius, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae; S/F//IITR. Refs: RIC vi, p. 196, 508b; Cohen 65; RCV 14348. Notes: Some numismatists postulate that the S F in the fields of these coins from Trier is an abbreviation for SAECVLI FELICITAS.[/QUOTE]
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