{"id":502,"date":"2019-02-09T20:35:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T20:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dirtyoldlumps.com\/?p=502"},"modified":"2019-02-09T22:14:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T22:14:15","slug":"tbc-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dirtyoldlumps.com\/?p=502","title":{"rendered":"Constantine I Genius holding head of Serapis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ID: 0103<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constantine I, AE Follis, 20mm. Alexandria, 312-313 AD. FL VALER CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, laureate head right \/ GENIO-AVGVSTI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding head of Serapis and cornucopiae. Star over N over palmbranch in left field, B in right field. Mintmark ALE. RIC VI Alexandria 161; Sear 15906 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference: http:\/\/www.wildwinds.com\/coins\/ric\/constantine\/_alexandria_RIC_VI_161.jpg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coin Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Billon follis of Maximinus II, Caesar 305-308 CE, Augustus 309-313 CE
Mint and Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Alexandria,\u00a0officina<\/a>\u00a02, 312-313 CE.
Size and Weight:<\/strong>\u00a022mm, 4.85g
Obverse:<\/strong>\u00a0IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG\u00a0
Laureate head right.\u00a0
Reverse:<\/strong>\u00a0GENIO AVGVSTI\u00a0
Genius, naked but for\u00a0chlamys<\/a>\u00a0fastened at his right shoulder and hanging from his left shoulder, standing facing, head left, wearing\u00a0modius<\/a>, holding head of Serapis, which faces him, in right hand and ornate\u00a0cornucopia<\/a>\u00a0in left arm behind.\u00a0
Field marks:<\/strong>\u00a0Star above N above branch angled to the left in left field, B in right field.\u00a0
Exergue:<\/strong>\u00a0ALE\u00a0
Provenance:<\/strong>\u00a0J C Lavender (Vcoins), February 2006\u00a0
Ref:<\/strong>RIC<\/a>\u00a0VI Alexandria 160b\u00a0
BW Ref:<\/strong>\u00a0007 028 072 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference: http:\/\/www.forumancientcoins.com\/moonmoth\/coins\/maximinus_ii_007.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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