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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 2882649, member: 84744&quot;]You also asked for examples from other mints.&nbsp; Here are a few of my more interesting ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I as Augustus, Mars reverse, Trier RIC 772a, struck 307-8:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]691252[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Then Maximianus Lugdunum RIC 288, attributed to between autumn 308 and spring 309 at Lugdunum.&nbsp; That&#039;s an odd range... strange that the same type would be struck both before his 2nd retirement in 308 and after his re-emergence but before his death in 309.&nbsp; Any clarification is appreciated!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]691243[/ATTACH] </p><p>(that is one humongous ear, eh?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Also Constantine w/ Sol, Trier RIC 890, dated to 310-313:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]691244[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And finally this remarkable follis struck at Antioch for Maximinus II as Caesar in 309(? - some sources say 310, but that doesn&#039;t make sense):</p><p>MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, Helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over right shoulder, shield on left arm decorated with two horsemen riding left, Nike standing before placing wreath on the head of the first horse, four enemies below / SOLI IN-VICTO, Sol standing facing, head turned left, raising right hand and holding globe in left, within facing quadriga.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]691251[/ATTACH] </p><p>Too bad it&#039;s in such rough shape.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of these except the Sol came in the group lot I mentioned before.&nbsp; Not bad for $16 per coin!&nbsp; Partly because of your posts, [USER=14873]@jamesicus[/USER], I&#039;ll be keeping rather more of the lot than I originally expected to. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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