Maximianus Herculius In And Out Of Retirement

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maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 11/03/2012 5:49 pm I bought a couple of folles this month which cover the latter end of the coinage of Maximianus Herculius. The first, from Trier, is from the period when he and Diocletian have been retired. The title P F S AVG shows him as Senior Augustus. I think it has a strong, mature, dignified looking portrait. Follis Obv:ï¿½" D N MAXIMIANO P F S AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right Rev:ï¿½" GENIO PO ROM, Genius standing left, holding patera in right hand, cornucopia in left Minted in Trier (S-A//PTR). A.D. 307 References:ï¿½" RIC VI Trier 721 (Scarce) The second coin, from Lugdunum, comes from his decision to come out of retirement. It comes from the last issue in which he is mentioned at Lugdunum. Follis Obv:ï¿½" IMP C VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right Rev:ï¿½" GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, left hand holding cornucopiae and right hand holding patera. Minted in Lugdunum (// PLC). Autumn A.D. 307 - Summer A.D. 308 Reference:ï¿½" Bastien XI 468. RIC VI Lugdunum 253 (Scarce) I don't particularly collect folles but have dabbled with them over the years but couldn't resist picking these up at the same time as I bought the Maxentius I posted recently. Martin Edited by maridvnvm 11/03/2012 6:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff

t0rress Pillar of the Community Bulgaria 843 Posts	Posted 11/03/2012 5:52 pm cool coins i love the first one Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 11/03/2012 5:59 pm Extremely nice detailed coins. I love the obverse on coin 1, but the reverse on coin 2. Very nice acquisitions. Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 11/03/2012 6:04 pm Thanks for the comments. I should also have noted that Genius on the first coin is Turreted or Towered whilst the second coin has a Modius. I have no idea of the significance of these details. Martin Report this Post to the Staff
Gil-galad Pillar of the Community United States 2044 Posts	Posted 11/03/2012 6:30 pm Definitely nice coins! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/03/2012 6:38 pm Very nice coins, excellent details and patina. Report this Post to the Staff
Dionysos Valued Member Canada 472 Posts	Posted 11/03/2012 7:13 pm Truly lovely coins Martin I really like folles (I used to collect them but unfortunately I only got a few left (darn Greeks )) Edited by Dionysos 11/03/2012 7:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 11/03/2012 7:56 pm "Wow" ... say no more Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 11/03/2012 9:07 pm both very nice! Report this Post to the Staff
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