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RIC Volume VI - Diocletian Reform to Maximinus: Nicomedia Mint

	Constantius I, AR Argenteus, 295, Group I, Class II, Nicomedia, Officina 3 CONSTANTI_VS CAESAR Laureate head right PROVIDEN_TIAE AVGG Campgate with fifteen rows on left side, nineteen rows on right side, open doors each with four empty panels, four turrets surmounted by facing eagles, no star, top and bottom rows empty blocks SMNG in exergue 18mm, 3.33g RIC VI, 21 (R4) Ex Numismatik Lanz Munchen, Auction 125, Lot 1057, November 2005
	Maximianus, AE Follis, 294-295, Group I, Class I, Nicomedia IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO POPV_LI ROMANI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left SMN in exergue 27mm, 10.53g RIC VI, 27b (C)
	Diocletian, AE Follis, 303-304, Group I, Class II, Nicomedia, Officina 2 IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO POPV_LI ROMANI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left SMNB in exergue 27mm x 28mm, 9.46g RIC VI, 29a (C)
	Galerius, AE Follis, Later 307-Early 308, Group III, Class II, Nicomedia, Officina 1 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO POPV_LI ROMANI CMH (ligate) Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left SMNA in exergue 25mm x 26mm, 7.04g RIC VI, 51 (R)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Later 307-Early 308, Group III, Class II, Nicomedia, Officina 2 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right GENIO POPV_LI ROMANI CMH (ligate) Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left SMNB in exergue 24mm x 26mm, 5.94g RIC VI, 52 (R) Ex Tony Hardy Collection Note: This example is 1.06g lighter than the expected range of 9.00-7.00g
	Galerius, AE Follis, c.December 308-c.May 310, Group IV, Nicomedia, Officina 1 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties GENIO AV_GVSTI CMH (ligate) Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left SMNA in exergue 29mm x 31mm, 6.67g RIC VI, 54a (C) Ex Gorny & Mosch
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, December 308-c. May 310, Group IV, Nicomedia, Officina 2 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right GENIO CA_ESARIS CMH (ligate) Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left SMNB in exergue 25mm x 26mm, 7.20g RIC VI, 55 (C) Ex Vel Garnett Collection
	Galeria Valeria, AE Follis, December 308-c. May 310, Group IV, Nicomedia, Officina 1 GAL VAL_ERIA AVG Draped bust right, hair in straight lines with long plait carried up the back of head and tucked under stephane VENERI VI_CTRICI CMH (ligate) Venus standing facing, head left, holding up apple in right hand, raising drapery over shoulder with left hand SMNA in exergue 26mm x 27mm, 6.65g RIC VI, 57 (C)
	Galeria Valeria, AE Follis, December 308-c. May 310, Group IV, Nicomedia, Officina 3 GAL VAL_ERIA AVG Draped bust right, hair in straight lines with long plait carried up the back of head and tucked under stephane VENERI VI_CTRICI CMH (ligate) Venus standing facing, head left, holding up apple in right hand, raising drapery over shoulder with left hand SMNG in exergue 24mm x 26mm, 6.51g RIC VI, 57 (C) Note: If this coin were from a male, the bust type would be described as draped and cuirassed. I feel this should be studied further to determine why Galeria Valeria's portraits vary so much.
	Licinius I, AE Follis, c.311, Group VI, Class I, Nicomedia, Officina 5 IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties IOVI CONS_ERVATORI Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, scepter in left hand, Victory on globe in right, eagle with wreath in beak at feet to left E in right field SMN in exergue 20mm x 21mm, 3.95g RIC VI, 69a (--) (Unattested officina) Note: In the footnote on p.565 of RIC, we find "[on] the evidence at present available it seems likely that a temporary contraction to 4 officinae was followed by an expansion to 6 and then 7". This example refutes the hypothesis in the footnote, since it is from officina 5 and is obviously unattested in RIC.
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Earlier 312, Group VI, Class II, Nicomedia, Officina 1 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties GENIO A_VGVSTI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, pouring liquors from patera in right hand over lit altar, cornucopiae in left A in right field SMN in exergue 22mm, 4.76g RIC VI, 71b (C)
	Licinius I, AE Follis, Earlier 312, Group VI, Class II, Nicomedia, Officina 4 IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties SOLI IN_VICTO Sol, radiate, standing left in long robe, right hand raised, head of Serapis in left D in left field SMN in exergue 20mm x 23mm, 5.15g RIC VI, 73a (--) (Unattested officina)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, c.Later 312, Group VI, Class III, Nicomedia, Officina 2 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties GENIO A_VGVSTI Genius standing facing, modius on head left, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, pouring liquors from patera in right hand over lit altar, cornucopiae in left * / B in right field SMN in exergue 20mm x 22mm, 4.83g RIC VI, 74b (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Later 312, Group VI, Class III, Nicomedia, Officina 4 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right HERCVLI-VICTORI Hercules standing right, right hand behind back, left arm leaning on club covered by lion skin * / D in left field SMN in exergue 19mm x 21mm, 5.46g RIC VI, 75 (C) Note: This coin appears to have been modeled after the Farnese Hercules statue. The expected range of this issue is 5.00g-3.50g, so this example is a bit heavy.

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