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Maximianus Reign the Second AD307 Obv. D N MAXIMIANO P F S AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust right Rv. GENIO POP ROM Genius turreted holding patera and cornucopia PLN in ex   While I was 'eyeing' Bobby's invasion follis something else caught my eye. Knowing that I would need to butt heads (or is it buttheads ?) I chose the later and let him off easy on the former. About the same price .... But I am partial to London town. Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS
05/24/2013 05:36 am
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Nice - his arms gone like jelly. And you have to like the neckbeard they put out in london! Is it just me, or is the london mint the best mint? Okay, maybe second to Trier, at times, but its consistently good coinage they chuck out.
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I also have a soft spot for these big London folles. They are of good style and nice quality. This one with the Senior Augustus is very nice indeed.
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I notice that the legend looks more like GENIO POP BOM. Maybe the die engraver was a comedian. Bombulo ! I will let you figure that one out.
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Nice coin, I also like the London mint coins but only have one in my collection.
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great lookin' coin FR!  |
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Glad we didn't end up in a bidding war for the Invasion coin  Congrats on this one, very nice indeed |
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These days when I aquire any AE Folles of London (the city I live in), I prefer to keep them than sell off. This came in a Lot, that had a lot (no pun intended) of Folles from the London mint in it. Licinius I As Augustus of the east, 313 â€" 324 A.D. Coin: AE Follis Obverse: IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust facing to the right. Reverse: GENIO-POP ROM, Genius, draped, wearing a Modius upon his head,standing half-left, holding a Patera with his right hand and a Cornucopia with his left. S - F across the fields. Weight: 2.70 g, Diameter: 20.6 mm, Die axis: 210° Mintmark: PLN (London), struck between 313 - 314 A.D. Reference: RIC VII London 3 Interesting how it shows the brief "value" Licinius had for Constantine I by having a western mint issue coins for him, before he "lost value" and Constantine launched his "Crusade" against him.   |
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Having 'given' the hand of his half sister to Licinius they certainly needed to make a show of unity even if that harmony lasted but a year. Of all the Emperors, Constantine and his 'namesake' sons certainly take the trophy for getting rid of their closest blood relatives. Not even the Julio Claudians managed such mayhem without the mask of 'died accidentally' or 'fell off a horse'. How Julian ever survived is miraculous !
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Very nice Licinius by the way. Definitely on my 'to do' list ! London of course.
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