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Today was a good day not only did I get some good books but I also got a few large follis coins. DIocletian Æ Follis GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, Î- Î" in exergue, mint of Heraclea. 7.7gm 28mm RIC 12a   Edited by jessvc1
05/27/2012 11:12 am
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That is a nice large follis with nice details. I don't have a Diocletian coin yet.
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Thanks! There is a silver look to this coin that isn't coming out in these pictures I took with my phone.
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Nice coin, I can still see some silvering. I believe this is RIC VI 12a Heraclea. The mint mark is H gamma.
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05/26/2012 5:34 pm
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jessvc1: The silver aspect of the coin can be enhanced with the correct color balance of the lighting. Try using an LED torch with a high blue component in the light it shines with. All it needs is an asistant to hold it at the right angle and distance to avoid glare.
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Sel_691 I will try that when I get home, thanks for the tip. Here is another follis with some silvering. This one is 28mm and just under 9.6gms  DIOCLETIAN A.D. 284-305 Æ Follis. Rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, TSB in exergue, mint of Thessalonica. 9.6gm 28mm RIC 19a   Edited by jessvc1
05/27/2012 11:14 am
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 GALERIUS, Caesar Æ Follis Obv. MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, Laureate bust right. Rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiae, A in right field, *SIS in exergue, mint of Siscia. 8.7gm 26mm RIC 96b   Edited by jessvc1
05/27/2012 11:17 am
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Nice coins!  |
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Nice coins guys. These are pretty much my favourite coins at the minute, I like the size and weight and there are lots of different emperors, bust styles and mints to collect. Over 4000 varients I believe  If I remember rightly they were made for: Constantine Constantius Diocletian Domitius Domitianus Galerius Licinius Maximian Maximinus II Severus II - A couple of rare Severus and Maximinus versions are also known. I'm still missing a Constantine and the rare Domitius but have the rest including what seemed to be a quite hard to find Licinius, its not in great shape and the size of the coins reduced considerably when it got to about 312/314AD when he was minting them. These are probably my favourites:  Ignore coin 5 - its a different seriesThis thread may also interest those with a liking for these coins: https://goccf.com/t/100028&whichpage=2 |
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I remember reading that thread and it's one of the reasons why I started collecting these large coins. Oh yeah I forgot to add the attribution info.
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Nice coins bobbyhelmet. I have 5 of the emperors so far. Thanks for the info.
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This is not my best coin of this emperor but it's my heaviest. MAXIMIANUS 1st reign Æ Follis (28) GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, Î" in field, * SIS in exergue. Mint of Siscia. 10.3gm RIC 85b   |
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Hey jessvc1, Great looking coin's.I didn't know there was so many different types, Very good detail, Its hard to think that they would pack a bunch of these coins around everyday.. |
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