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RIC Volume VI - Diocletian Reform to Maximinus: Carthage Mint


Maximianus, AE Follis, c.297, Group I, Class III, Carthage, Officina 2
IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Laureate head right
FELIX AD_VENT AVGG N N
Africa standing facing in long drapery, head left in elephant-skin headdress, vexillum in right hand, tusk in left, lion at feet to left with captured bull
B in left field
PKS in exergue
25mm x 27mm, 12.39g
RIC VI, 21b (C)
Ex Steve "Southern Bear" Santore Collection

Note: This coin is nearly 2.0 grams in excess of the expected range of 10.50g-8.50g


Maximianus, AE Follis, c.297-298, Group I, Class IV, Carthage, Officina 2
IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Laureate head right
FELIX A_D_VENT AVGG N N
Africa standing facing in long drapery, head left in elephant-skin headdress, standard in right hand, tusk in left, lion at feet to left with captured bull
H in left field
PKS in exergue
26mm x 27mm, 7.77g
RIC VI, 23b (C)

Note: This coin is underweight 0.73g from the expected range of 10.00g-8.50g


Galerius as Caesar, AE Follis, c.297-298, Group I, Class IV, Carthage, Officina 4
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
Laureate head right
FELIX A_D_VENT AVGG N N
Africa standing facing in long drapery, head left in elephant-skin headdress, standard in right hand, tusk in left, lion at feet to left with captured bull
I in left field
PKQ in exergue
26mm x 29mm, 9.12g
RIC VI, 24b (S)
Ex Freeman & Sear, CICF Show, April 2010


Maximianus, AE Follis, c.298-299, Group I, Class VI, Carthage, Officina 2
IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Laureate head right
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART
Carthage standing facing, head left, in long robe, fruits pointing downward in both hands
B in exergue
26mm x 28mm, 11.62g
RIC VI, 29b (S)
Ex Tony Hardy Collection

Note: #29 and 30 have smaller portrait heads. Also, this coin is far overweight - expected range is 10.00g-8.50g


Constantius I, AE Follis, c.298-299, Group I, Class VI, Carthage, Officina 3
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES
Laureate head right
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART
Carthage standing facing, head left, in long robe, fruits in both hands
G in exergue
29mm x 31mm, 9.75g
RIC VI, 30a (S)


Galerius, AE Follis, c.298-299, Group I, Class VI, Carthage, Officina 4
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
Laureate head right
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART
Carthage standing facing, head left, in long robe, fruits in both hands
D in exergue
26mm x 28mm, 10.39g
RIC VI, 30b (S)

This coin is slightly overweight - expected range is 10.00g-8.50g


Diocletian, AE Follis, c.299-303, Group I, Class VII, Carthage, Officina 1
IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG
Laureate head right
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART
Carthage standing facing, head left, in long robe, fruits pointing downward in both hands
A in exergue
26mm x 30mm, 10.37g
RIC VI, 31a (C)

Note: #31 and 32 have larger portrait heads.


Maximianus, AE Follis, 299-303, Group I, Class VII, Carthage, Officina 2
IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART
Carthage standing facing, head left, in long robe, fruits pointing upward in both hands
B in exergue
25mm x 28mm, 7.32g
RIC VI, 31b (C)

Note: This coin is more than 1.00g underweight of the expected range of 10.00g-8.50g


Galerius, AE Post-Reform Radiate Fraction, c.303, Carthage, Group I, Class IX
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C
Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
VOT / X
Legend in wreath terminating in large jewel
FK below legend in wreath
19mm x 20mm, 2.56g
RIC VI, 36 (S)


Severus II, AE Follis, 305-306, Carthage, Group II, Class I, Officina 3
FL VAL SEVERVS NOB CAES
Laureate head right
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART
Carthage standing facing, head left, in long robe, fruits in both hands
H in left field
G in exergue
27mm x 30mm, 8.96g
RIC VI, 40a (C2)
Ex CNG Mail Bid 69, Lot 1501, June 2005; Ex Rath-McKenna, December 1978


Maximinus II, AE Follis, 305-306, Carthage, Group II, Class I, Officina 4
GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES
Laureate head right
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART
Carthage standing facing, head left, in long robe, fruits in both hands
I in left field
D in exergue
26mm x 28mm, 9.71g
RIC VI, 40b (C2)


Maximianus as Senior Augustus, AE Follis, Summer 307, Group IV, Class IV, Carthage, Officina 1
IMP MAXIMIANVS SEN AVG
Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties
CONSERVATO_RES KARTT SVAE
Carthage standing facing, head left, holding fruits in each hand, in hexastyle temple with plain pediment
PKA in exergue
25mm x 28mm, 7.35g
RIC VI, 59 (C)

Note: The celator inadvertently added an extra T in the reverse legend to KART


Maximianus as Senior Augustus, AE Follis, Summer 307, Group IV, Class IV, Carthage, Officina 1
IMP MAXIMIANVS SEN AVG
Laureate head right
CONSERVATO_RES KART SVAE
Carthage standing facing, head left, holding fruits in each hand, in hexastyle temple with plain pediment
PKA in exergue
24mm x 25mm, 5.80g
RIC VI, 59 (C)


Constantine I as Caesar, AE Follis, Summer 307, Group IV, Class IV, Carthage, Officina 4
CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES
Laureate head right
CONSERVATO_RES KART SVAE
Carthage standing facing, head left, holding branches in each hand, in hexastyle temple with plain pediment
PKD in exergue
24mm x 25mm, 6.18g
RIC VI, 61 (C)

Note: This coin is the rare variety of #61 with Carthage holding branches versus the normal fruits