thejewk Posted June 30 · Member Share Posted June 30 (edited) My tray of unreduced folles of the Tetrarchies has been slowly expanding, and I'm slowly working towards my goal of having a representative coin of the first Tetrarchy from each mint, while also occasionally adding coins from the 'second Tetrarchy' when they capture my attention, as well as the rare imitation that occasionally crops up. Ric 17a-19a - Diocletian Heraclea IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI //HTA 10.31g, 28mm, 296-298 AD RIC 27a - Diocletian Nicomedia IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI //SMN 9.95g, 27mm, 294-295 AD RIC 19b - Maximian Thessalonica IMP C . MA . MAXIMIANVS P F AVG GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI TSA 8.63g, 28mm, 298-299 AD RIC 173b Maximinus Daia as Caesar Siscia GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C CONCORD-IA IMPERII /VI/SIS(Gamma?) 10.11g, 28mm, 305-307 AD I now have four remaining mints unaccounted for in the first Tetrarchy: Siscia, Trier, Ticinum and Serdica. Edited June 30 by thejewk 11 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted June 30 · Supporter Share Posted June 30 Nice new acquisitions @thejewk it is always a pleasure to see unreduced folles 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted June 30 · Patron Share Posted June 30 Fantastic! I like the big silvered coins of that era. It's always nice to cross off some of the want list and fill some holes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth77 Posted June 30 · Member Share Posted June 30 I think it is worth adding here: GALERIUS MAXIMIAN as CAESAR (293-305) AE27x26mm 10.68g, silvered follis/nummus, minted at Alexandria, first group, second coinage, c. 295. GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAVS; laureate head right GENIO POPV - L - I ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right hand holding pathera from where liquor flows, left hand holding cornucopia; * in left field, B in right field. ALE in exe cf. RIC VI Alexandria 17b (obverse legend error) The error on the obverse legend CAVS instead of CAES could be put in connection with the fact that the new Imperial coinage had just been introduced in 294 and for Alexandria, which used to mint Egyptian coinage in a closed monetary system, the new reform of Diocletian was something completely new, and likely confusing. It is very possible that the error, like a similar one noted in NotInRIC (see here) is due to the lack of familiarity by the die cutters, mostly of Greek language and script, with the Latin language and alphabet. Another possibility is a contemporary forgery, as Alexandria had one of the most forged coinage during the Tetrarchy, many molds used to cast folles being discovered in Egypt in huge numbers. Probably a contemporary forgery, a product of one the pottery molds that have been turning up in Egypt a lot in the past decades. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted June 30 · Member Share Posted June 30 thejewk, You've got an impressive collection of large nummi (folles) 🤩! Pictured below are four examples from the mints you are missing, from my collection. Diocletian, AD 284-305. Trier Mint, 1st Officina. Billon Nummus: 10.59 gm, 29 mm, 6 h. RIC 587a. Galerius as Caesar, AD 293-305 (struck 296), Siscia Mint, 1st Officina. Billon Nummus: 9.33 gm, 26.5 mm, 6 h. RIC VI, Siscia 98b. Galerius as Caesar, AD 293-305 (struck 303/5). Serdica Mint. Billon Nummus: 9.95 gm, 27 mm, 7 h. RIC Serdica 4b. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted June 30 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted June 30 Great coins in that tray. Lots of them show silvering, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted June 30 · Supporter Share Posted June 30 Nice group of folles. One Galerius as Caesar silvered follis from Trier that seats in my own trays Galerius, Follis - Trier mint, c. AD 303-305 MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C, laureate and cuirassed bust right. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, head towered, wearing chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera in right hand, left cornucopiae; S | F in field, PTR at exergue 8.41 gr 28 mm Ref : RCV # 14349 (90), C # 83, RIC VI, Trier, 594b Q 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Victor_Clark Posted June 30 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted June 30 one of my favorite series is Tetrarchic coins from Carthage 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejewk Posted June 30 · Member Author Share Posted June 30 18 minutes ago, Victor_Clark said: one of my favorite series is Tetrarchic coins from Carthage Carthage is definitely a mint you can't just have one example from. I have a Maximian with the Carthago holding fruits, but I must have at least one coin with the Africa and lion reverse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heliodromus Posted June 30 · Member Share Posted June 30 Here's two I bought together from CNG in 2005 Here's the auction listing I've gotta say CNG's "VF or better" grading seems pretty conservative ! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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