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Old Aug 2, 2011, 07:13 PM   #1
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Interesting coin from Constantine

Here's a nice coin from the Constantine's T-F series from Treveri. This is from the coinage reform following his break with Maximianus and Maxentius, the first issue in which he began striking coins for Licinius and Maximinus, consonant with the Carnuntum Conference.

What's interesting is that this coin is struck in the name of *Galerius* -- RIC doesn't catalog ANY coin struck in Galerius' name by Constantine, from any mint, after his pre-Carnuntum break with Galerius. Even after he decided to recognize the other eastern rulers, Galerius was--rather pointedly, it seems--omitted.

The portrait is clearly Galerius and not Maximianus (which would, nevertheless, still be an extraordinary coin for this issue, but for different reasons). Has anyone seen other examples of similar coinage from this era, from any of Constantine's mints?

--Robert
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