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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2918200, member: 75937&quot;]I won this at Frank Robinson&#039;s latest auction and in the course of attributing it, I went to one of my go-to online references, <a href="http://gallienus.net/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://gallienus.net/" rel="nofollow">Gallienus.net</a>. When I located the coin, RIC 638 var A, Göbl 1630j, seeing the filled die on the obverse (in AVG) and the raised bump in front of the emperor&#039;s chin, my first thought was, &quot;It looks like a die match.&quot; But upon closer inspection of the overall shape of the flan as well as the flan crack at 6:00, my next thought was, &quot;It&#039;s not just a die match; it&#039;s the exact same coin!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I have a plate coin. It would be nice to know some provenance, though, wouldn&#039;t it? So I was wondering who runs this website and how can I ask him/her about the provenance of the coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>About GENIVS AVG:</p><p><br /></p><p>In Roman religion, the <i>genius</i> is the individual life spirit that is present in every individual person, though it was also felt to be present in inanimate objects, such as in places, or things. To show reverence for the genius of another or to swear by it was a mark of deep respect; hence, the official cult rituals were performed to the <i>genius Augusti</i> (the life spirit of the emperor). Thus, to worship the <i>genius Augusti</i> avoided affronting the feeling against worshiping any living emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the genius of the emperor was not the only genius celebrated on Roman coins. Especially on coins of the tetrarchy we find Genius on the reverse honoring the Genius of the Roman people (POPVLI ROMANI) as well as the Genius of the Army (GENIVS MILITVM).</p><p><br /></p><p>Genius is usually depicted as a nude or nearly nude male figure holding a patera (from which he sometimes pours a libation onto an altar, such as on my coin) and a cornucopiae, globe, scepter, or the head of Serapis; in his military guise, he holds a standard. As Genius of the Roman people, he is typically depicted, like the Greek goddess Tyche, wearing a mural crown. </p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything you feel is relevant!</p><p><br /></p><p>My coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706034[/ATTACH] </p><p>Gallienus, AD 253-268</p><p>Roman billon Antoninianus; 3.47 g, 21.3 mm, 12 h</p><p>Antioch, AD 260-268</p><p>Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, Radiate and draped bust right</p><p>Rev: GENIVS AVG, Genius standing left by altar, holding patera and cornucopiae</p><p>Refs: RIC 638 var; Göbl 1630j; Cohen 295 var.; RCV --.</p><p>Notes: RIC lists this coin only with obverse K (radiate head right) or L (radiate head left); similarly, Cohen lists the coin with radiate head right. Sear only lists this reverse type with the inscription GENIO AVG, an issue from the Rome mint, AD 262-263, RIC 197.</p><p><br /></p><p>The plate coin at Gallienus dot net:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]706042[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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