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Struck A.D.285. DIOCLETIAN. AE Antoninianus of TicinumObverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Diocletian facing right.
Reverse: IOVI CONSERVAT. Jupiter standing facing left, holding sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right; at Jupiter's feet, small figure of emperor standing facing left with right arm outstretched; in exergue, QXXIT.
Diameter: 22mm | Weight: 3.2gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC Vii : 220*Alex
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Struck A.D.286 - 295. MAXIMIANUS. Silvered AE Antoninianus of LugdunumObverse: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximianus facing right.
Reverse: PAX AVGG. Pax standing facing left, holding Victory in her right hand and sceptre in her left; in exergue, S.
Diameter: 22mm | Weight: 4.6gms | Die Axis: 6
Still retaining much silvering. Struck from worn reverse die.
RIC Vii : 399
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Struck A.D.290 - 291. DIOCLETIAN. Silvered AE Antoninianus of LugdunumObverse: IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG. Radiate bust of Diocletian facing left, wearing Imperial mantle and holding eagle-tipped sceptre.
Reverse: IOVI AVGG. Jupiter standing facing left, holding Victory on globe in his right hand and sceptre in his left; eagle to left at his feet; in exergue, A.
Diameter: 22mm | Weight: 3.1gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC Vii : 26 var
SCARCE*Alex
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Struck A.D.293 - 305. CONSTANTIUS I CHLORUS as Caesar. AE Post-reform radiate of CyzicusObverse: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES. Radiate and draped bust of Constantius I facing right.
Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM. Constantius standing facing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing facing left; in field between figures, KB.
Diameter: 21mm | Weight: 2.1gms | Die Axis: 6
RIC VI : 18a*Alex
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Struck A.D.295 - 299. GALERIUS as Caesar. AE Post-reform radiate of CyzicusObverse: GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES. Radiate and draped and cuirassed bust of Galerius facing right.
Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM. Constantius standing facing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing facing left; in field between figures, KΓ.
Diameter: 21mm | Weight: 4.1gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC VI : 18b*Alex
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Struck A.D.299 - 303. DIOCLETIAN. Large AE Follis of CarthageObverse: IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Diocletian facing right.
Reverse: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART. Carthago standing facing left, holding fruits in both hands; in exergue, A.
Diameter: 28mm | Weight: 10.3gms | Die Axis: 6 | Traces of silvering
RIC VI : 31a
SCARCE*Alex
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Struck A.D.300 - 303. GALERIUS as Caesar. AE Follis of TicinumObverse: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES. Laureate head of Galerius facing right.
Reverse: SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR. Moneta standing facing left, holding scales and cornucopiae; in exergue, ST•.
Diameter: 27mm | Weight: 8.4gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC VI : 46b*Alex
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Struck A.D.304 - 305. MAXIMIANUS. Follis of Alexandria. Obverse: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Maximianus facing right.
Reverse: HERCVLI VICTORI. Hercules standing facing, head left, holding club in his right hand, apple and lionskin in his left. In upper left field, S; in right field, A; in exergue, ALE.
Diameter: 28mm | Weight: 8.2gms | Die Axis: 12 | Traces of silvering
RIC VI : 41.
The gilded bronze statue below is probably the one, mentioned by Pliny, which originally stood in the Temple of Hercules Victor by the Tiber. It lacks the lion skin, perhaps an actual lion skin was once draped on it. The sculpture is now in the Musei Capitolini, Rome.
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Struck A.D.305 - 306. CONSTANTIUS I CHLORUS as Augustus. AE Follis of Aquileia. Obverse: IMP CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Constantius I facing right.
Reverse: FIDES MILITVM AVGG ET CAESS NN. Fides standing facing left holding two standards; in exergue, AQS.
Diameter: 27mm | Weight: 8.9gms | Die Axis: 6
RIC VI : 60a*Alex
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Struck A.D.305 - 306. CONSTANTIUS I CHLORUS as Augustus. AE Quarter Nummus of SisciaObverse: IMP C CONSTANTIVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Constantius I facing right.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI. Genius standing facing left, modius on head, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left; in exergue, SIS.
Diameter: 19mm | Weight: 2.2gms | Die Axis: 6
RIC VI : 167 var.
VERY RARE*Alex
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Struck A.D.305 - 306. GALERIUS as Augustus. AE Follis of CyzicusObverse: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Galerius facing right.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI. Genius standing facing left, holding patera and cornucopiae; in exergue, KE.
Diameter: 26mm | Weight: 8.7gms | Die Axis: 6
RIC VI : 21b*Alex
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Struck A.D.305 - 306. SEVERUS II as Caesar. AE Quarter Nummus of SisciaObverse: FL VAL SEVERVS NOB C. Laureate head of Severus II facing right.
Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI. Genius of the Roman people standing facing left, wearing modius on head and holding patera and cornucopiae; in exergue, SIS.
Weight 2.1gms
RIC VI : 170
RARE*Alex
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Struck A.D.305 - 308. MAXIMINUS II as Caesar. AE Follis (Nummus) of HeracleaObverse: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES. Laureate head of Maximinus II facing right.
Reverse: GENIO CAESARIS. Genius standing facing left, holding patera and cornucopiae; in exergue, •HTB•.
Weight 7.4gms
RIC VI : 36 *Alex
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Struck A.D.306 - 307. SEVERUS II as Augustus. AE Post-reform radiate of AlexandriaObverse: IMP C SEVERVS P F AVG. Radiate and draped bust of Severus II facing right.
Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM. severus standing facing right receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing facing left; in field between figures, B; in exergue, ALE.
Weight 2.4gms
RIC VI : 84*Alex
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Struck A.D.307 - 308. MAXIMIANUS. Second Reign. AE Follis (Nummus) of AquileiaObverse: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Maximianus facing right.
Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE. Roma seated facing, head left, holding globe in her right hand and spear or sceptre in her left, all within hexastyle temple with ornamented pediment. In exergue, AQP.
Diameter: 26mm | Weight: 7.9gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC VI : 118
This coin was struck c.A.D.307 - 308, during Maximianus' short joint reign with Maxentius, to commemorate the rebuilding of the Temple of Venus and Rome and in conjunction with celebrations for the benefactions given to Rome and Carthage, Maxentius' principal bases of power. The Temple of Venus and Rome, thought to be that shown on this coin, was commissioned by Hadrian in A.D.121 and finished under Antoninus Pius in A.D.141. In A.D.283 a fire destroyed the roof, and the temple was rebuilt by Maxentius, who retained the original plan.
The existing remains of this temple are on the right side of the picture below.
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Struck A.D.307. MAXENTIUS as Augustus. AE Follis (Nummus) of CarthageObverse: IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG. Laureate head facing right.
Reverse: CONSERVATORES KART SVAE. Temple of six columns within which stands Karthago facing left, holding fruits in both hands; in exergue, PKB.
RIC VI : 60.
This coin is one of the issues which were struck in A.D.307 to commemorate and advertise Maxentius' alliance with Constantine, reflected in types common to both rulers, and the celebrations for the benefactions given to Rome and Carthage. Carthage was one of Maxentius' power bases. *Alex
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Struck A.D.308 - 309. MAXIMINUS II as Filius Augustorum. AE Follis (Nummus) of ThessalonikaObverse: MAXIMINVS • FIL • AVGG. Laureate head of Maximinus II facing right.
Reverse: GENIO CAESARIS. Genius standing facing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left; in left field, star; in right field, delta; in exergue, •SM•TS•.
RIC VI : 32a
RARE
Maximinus Daia was the nephew of Galerius, who made him Caesar in A.D.305. He then changed his name to Galerius Valerius Maximinus and ruled over the East and Egypt from his headquarters at Antioch. When Licinius was made Augustus in A.D.308, Maximinus demanded the title also, especially since it had been usurped by Constantine in the West. Instead, both he and Constantine received the novel rank of Filius Augustorum in late A.D.308 or early 309. Galerius though finally acceded to Maximinus' demands and he was promoted to Augustus in May, A.D.310.
This coin bears the new (and short lived) Filius Augustorum title which only appears on some coins struck for Maximinus in the West. The issues of his capital, Antioch, stress his position as Caesar and member of the imperial Jovian family.*Alex
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Struck A.D.309. MAXENTIUS as Augustus. AE Follis of OstiaObverse: IMP C MAXENTIUS P F AVG. Laureate head of Maxentius facing right.
Reverse: AET-ERNITAS A-VG N. The Dioscuri standing facing each other, each holding horse by bridle, between them, wolf and twins; in exergue, MOSTA.
RIC VI : 16.
The statues of the Dioscuri represented on this coin are likely those which were situated in the precinct of the Lacus Juturnae and probably dated from the 5th century B.C. The moneyer, L. Memmius struck denarii with this type during the Republic and although the positions of the Dioscuri relative to their mounts differ on this coin it is possible that, as the statues occupied separate bases, they had been transposed at some period during the intervening four centuries.*Alex
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Struck A.D.311. MAXIMINUS II as Augustus. AE Follis (Nummus) of CyzicusObverse: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Maximinus II facing right.
Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI G M. Genius standing facing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left; in exergue, MKVB.
Weight 6.5gms
RIC VI : 77a *Alex
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Struck A.D.312. MAXIMINUS II as AUGUSTUS. AE Follis of NicomediaObverse: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG. Laureate head of Maximinus facing right.
Reverse: HERCVLI VICTORI. Hercules standing facing right, his right hand on his hip, his left hand holding lionskin and resting on club; in left field, A with star above; in exergue, SMN.
RIC VI : 75. Weight 5.7gms.
On this coin Hercules is depicted in the same pose as the Farnese Hercules, a massive marble sculpture, which depicts a muscular Hercules leaning on his club, which has his lion-skin draped over it. The Farnese Hercules is probably a copy made in the early third century A.D., signed by Glykon, from an original by Lysippos that would have been made in the fourth century B.C. The copy was recovered from the Baths of Caracalla in Rome (dedicated in 216 A.D.) in 1546. It can be seen today in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. The statue was popular with the Romans, and copies of it have been found at several Roman sites. It is one of the most famous sculptures of Hercules that have come down to us from antiquity.*Alex
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