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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 5379269, member: 110226&quot;]I just received a coin that I think fits very nicely into this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a post-reform follis of Diocletian, 308 AD, abdication.&nbsp; What makes this coin exceptional is the patina, which is a blue-green.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am providing two images of the coin: one in filtered sun light (through my skylight), and the other with the aid of a flash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Empire, 308 AD</p><p>AE follis, post-reform</p><p>Diocletian</p><p>Antioch</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; DN DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SENA VG, Diocletian, facing right, in imperial dress, holding a mappa and olive branch.</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG, Providentia, left, facing Quies right, who is holding an olive branch and a scepter, Z (officina) below, ANT in exergue.</p><p>RIC #?</p><p>10.5 grams</p><p>27 mm, 6 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the flash:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230252[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>With only filtered light:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230260[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Van Meter makes the observation that &quot;Quies is the personification of rest and retirement...&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>You can see that the flash make the coin appear more blue, almost a turquoise blue, compared to filtered light.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have the RIC# for this coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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