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<p>[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 4898113, member: 87659"]I started a project not long ago to try and collect the early post-reform folles of the first tetrarchy for every one of the 14 mints in operation within the Empire at that time. I haven't completed the set yet, with 6 more mints to go, but I couldn't wait any longer. Once the set is complete I'll post an update.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some background. During Diocletian's reign, he instituted a plethora of Empire-changing policies to not only raise the Empire out of the crisis of the third century once and for all, but also allow it to prosper once again. One of these changes was a reformation of the currency. The debased antoninianus (augmented by Aurelian, and his successors) was replaced by the 10g follis and the currency was re-valued in an attempt to bring economic stability to the Empire. Although the standard did not last long before debasement started all over again, it does provide us with an array of beautiful coins to study from all over the Empire as a large supply of the new standard coins were needed for use by the populace. I counted 14 mints in operation that provided this supply.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last year, while travelling in the UK, I visited a museum in London which had a beautiful display of Ancient Roman coins on a map. I was so inspired that I wanted to do the same for this collecting theme. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> So here's the museum's display, and mine is below.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/8hUzIOu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/L7iG5Y7.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The coins from north to south starting with my favorite <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:</p><p><br /></p><p>The first one is a gem from [USER=14873]@jamesicus[/USER]'s collection. An early issue follis from the newly liberated diocese of Britannia.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Diocletian</b></p><p><b>AE Follis</b></p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/diocletian5/diocletian5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>296 A.D., London Mint, null Officina</p><p>9.06g, 28.0mm, 6H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG,</p><p><i>Laureate, truncated, bare neck bust right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> GENIO POPV–LI ROMANI,</p><p><i>Genius standing, facing left, head surmounted by a modius, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/-//LON</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Ancient & Medieval Coins Canada Auction 1, Lot 128, Ex. James Pickering Romano-Britannic Collection</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VI Londinium 1a, Cloke & Toone 1.01.001 (R)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Maximian</b></p><p><b>AE Follis</b></p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/maximian12/maximian12.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>295 A.D., Treveri Mint, 2nd Officina</p><p>10.55g, 27.0mm, 12H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG,</p><p><i>Laureate head of Maximianus to right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI,</p><p><i>The Genius of the Roman people, nude but for chlamys</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> B/-//TR</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Leu Numismatik Web Auction 10, Lot 1515, Ex. Tetrarchy Collection</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VI Treveri 154b</p><p><br /></p><p>The following is an example of the invasion folles that Constantius took with him to supply the to-be-liberated Britannia with the new standard of coinage. These coins were likely minted by Lugdunum mint workers (evidence from style similarities), thus I attribute it to Lugdunum.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius I Chlorus</b></p><p><b>AE Follis</b></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qqPHpRr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>294 - 296 A.D., Lugdunum Mint, null Officina</p><p>11.15g, 28.5mm, 6H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C,</p><p><i>Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> GENIO POPV–LI ROMANI,</p><p><i>Genius standing, facing left, head surmounted by a modius, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/-//-</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. eBay 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VI Lugdunum 17a</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius I Chlorus</b></p><p><b>AE Follis</b></p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantiusi10/constantiusi10.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>303 - 305 A.D., Rome Mint, null Officina</p><p>9.287g, 30.3mm, 6H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES,</p><p><i>Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN,</p><p><i>Moneta, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/-//R(crescent)T</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Forum Ancient Coins 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VI Rome 112a</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius I Chlorus</b></p><p><b>AE Follis</b></p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantiusi8/constantiusi8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>296 - 297 A.D., Heraclea Mint, 1st Officina</p><p>8.39g, 29.0mm, 12H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES,</p><p><i>Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI,</p><p><i>Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/-//HTA</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Budges-Beak eBay 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VI Heraclea 18a</p><p><b>Maximian</b></p><p><b>AE Follis</b></p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/maximian9/maximian9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>298 A.D., Antioch Mint, 6th Officina</p><p>8.75g, 27.0mm, 6H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG,</p><p><i>Head of Maximian, laureate, right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI,</p><p><i>Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> (✱ on ✱)/(crescent on ς)//ANT</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. Dattari Collection, Ex. Jesus Vico Online Auction 5, Lot 211</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VI Antioch 50b</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius I Chlorus</b></p><p><b>AE Follis</b></p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantiusi12/constantiusi12.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>299 - 303 A.D., Carthage Mint, null Officina</p><p>9.75g, 28.5mm, 12H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES,</p><p><i>Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART,</p><p><i>Carthage, wearing long robe, standing front, head left, holding fruits in both hands</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/-//Γ</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. CNG Electronic Auction 456, Lot 751 (part of)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC VI Carthage 32a</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Diocletian</b></p><p><b>AE Follis</b></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/urpWW2C.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Alexandria Mint (not yet attributed)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking, all! Please post coins of the 1st Tetrarchy from all the mints. I would be keen to see examples from mints that I have yet to get examples from: Ticinum, Aquileia, Siscia, Thessalonika, Cyzicus, and Nicomedia. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 4898113, member: 87659"]I started a project not long ago to try and collect the early post-reform folles of the first tetrarchy for every one of the 14 mints in operation within the Empire at that time. I haven't completed the set yet, with 6 more mints to go, but I couldn't wait any longer. Once the set is complete I'll post an update. Some background. During Diocletian's reign, he instituted a plethora of Empire-changing policies to not only raise the Empire out of the crisis of the third century once and for all, but also allow it to prosper once again. One of these changes was a reformation of the currency. The debased antoninianus (augmented by Aurelian, and his successors) was replaced by the 10g follis and the currency was re-valued in an attempt to bring economic stability to the Empire. Although the standard did not last long before debasement started all over again, it does provide us with an array of beautiful coins to study from all over the Empire as a large supply of the new standard coins were needed for use by the populace. I counted 14 mints in operation that provided this supply. Last year, while travelling in the UK, I visited a museum in London which had a beautiful display of Ancient Roman coins on a map. I was so inspired that I wanted to do the same for this collecting theme. :) So here's the museum's display, and mine is below. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/8hUzIOu.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/L7iG5Y7.png[/IMG] The coins from north to south starting with my favorite :D: The first one is a gem from [USER=14873]@jamesicus[/USER]'s collection. An early issue follis from the newly liberated diocese of Britannia. [B]Diocletian AE Follis[/B] [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/diocletian5/diocletian5.jpg[/IMG] 296 A.D., London Mint, null Officina 9.06g, 28.0mm, 6H [B]Obverse:[/B] IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, [I]Laureate, truncated, bare neck bust right[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] GENIO POPV–LI ROMANI, [I]Genius standing, facing left, head surmounted by a modius, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] -/-//LON [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. Ancient & Medieval Coins Canada Auction 1, Lot 128, Ex. James Pickering Romano-Britannic Collection [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VI Londinium 1a, Cloke & Toone 1.01.001 (R) [B]Maximian AE Follis[/B] [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/maximian12/maximian12.jpg[/IMG] 295 A.D., Treveri Mint, 2nd Officina 10.55g, 27.0mm, 12H [B]Obverse:[/B] IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG, [I]Laureate head of Maximianus to right[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, [I]The Genius of the Roman people, nude but for chlamys[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] B/-//TR [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. Leu Numismatik Web Auction 10, Lot 1515, Ex. Tetrarchy Collection [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VI Treveri 154b The following is an example of the invasion folles that Constantius took with him to supply the to-be-liberated Britannia with the new standard of coinage. These coins were likely minted by Lugdunum mint workers (evidence from style similarities), thus I attribute it to Lugdunum. [B]Constantius I Chlorus AE Follis[/B] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/qqPHpRr.jpg[/IMG] 294 - 296 A.D., Lugdunum Mint, null Officina 11.15g, 28.5mm, 6H [B]Obverse:[/B] FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, [I]Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] GENIO POPV–LI ROMANI, [I]Genius standing, facing left, head surmounted by a modius, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] -/-//- [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. eBay 2019 [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VI Lugdunum 17a [B]Constantius I Chlorus AE Follis[/B] [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantiusi10/constantiusi10.jpg[/IMG] 303 - 305 A.D., Rome Mint, null Officina 9.287g, 30.3mm, 6H [B]Obverse:[/B] CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, [I]Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN, [I]Moneta, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] -/-//R(crescent)T [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. Forum Ancient Coins 2019 [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VI Rome 112a [B]Constantius I Chlorus AE Follis[/B] [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantiusi8/constantiusi8.jpg[/IMG] 296 - 297 A.D., Heraclea Mint, 1st Officina 8.39g, 29.0mm, 12H [B]Obverse:[/B] FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, [I]Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI, [I]Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] -/-//HTA [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. Budges-Beak eBay 2019 [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VI Heraclea 18a [B]Maximian AE Follis[/B] [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/maximian9/maximian9.jpg[/IMG] 298 A.D., Antioch Mint, 6th Officina 8.75g, 27.0mm, 6H [B]Obverse:[/B] IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, [I]Head of Maximian, laureate, right[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI, [I]Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] (✱ on ✱)/(crescent on ς)//ANT [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. Dattari Collection, Ex. Jesus Vico Online Auction 5, Lot 211 [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VI Antioch 50b [B]Constantius I Chlorus AE Follis[/B] [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantiusi12/constantiusi12.jpg[/IMG] 299 - 303 A.D., Carthage Mint, null Officina 9.75g, 28.5mm, 12H [B]Obverse:[/B] CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, [I]Head of Constantius Chlorus, laureate, right[/I] [B]Reverse:[/B] SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, [I]Carthage, wearing long robe, standing front, head left, holding fruits in both hands[/I] [B]Exergue:[/B] -/-//Γ [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex. CNG Electronic Auction 456, Lot 751 (part of) [B]Reference:[/B] RIC VI Carthage 32a [B]Diocletian AE Follis[/B] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/urpWW2C.jpg[/IMG] Alexandria Mint (not yet attributed) Thanks for looking, all! Please post coins of the 1st Tetrarchy from all the mints. I would be keen to see examples from mints that I have yet to get examples from: Ticinum, Aquileia, Siscia, Thessalonika, Cyzicus, and Nicomedia. :)[/QUOTE]
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