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jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 08/28/2014 2:12 pm Hi everyone, I rarely venture to this part of the forum but found a couple of apparently ancient coins in a recent collection... Completely ignorant in regards to ancients... Authentic? Country? Value? Thanks! Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff

pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 08/28/2014 2:52 pm Maximianus and Licinius I, nice couple of coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 08/28/2014 3:27 pm The Maximian reverse is one iv enot seen before - IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG. Not content with just one god. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/28/2014 3:28 pm Two nice ancient Roman coins that Phish has already IDed. The Maximian is worth more than the Licinius ased on condition, even with the chip a $10-$15 coin. The other $3-$4. Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 08/28/2014 5:09 pm Thanks guys! Around what time period would these have been from? Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/28/2014 5:18 pm Maximian 285-310 AD and Licinius 308-324 AD. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 08/28/2014 6:39 pm The Ioviani and Herculiani were the personal legions of the two co-emperors Diocletian and Maximianus. Diocletian had seen first hand the trouble caused by the Praetorian Gaurds and had no desire to repeat the mistakes of his predecessors. Two fiercely loyal "Illyrian legions" were the personal body guards for the two Illyrian emperors. Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 08/28/2014 6:53 pm The reason behind the IOV ET HERCV reverse type was that Diocletian took the title IOVIVS and Maximianus took the name HERCVLIVS to show their close relationship/kinship with their respective god. Report this Post to the Staff
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