Alexandria

RIC Volume VI - Diocletian Reform to Maximinus: Alexandria Mint

	Diocletian, AE Follis, c.295, Group I, Class II, Alexandria, Officina 2 IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties GENIO POPVL_I ROMANI Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, pouring liquors from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left * \| B across fields ALE in exergue 25mm x 26mm, 10.03g RIC VI, 16a (C)
	Galerius as Caesar, AE Follis, c. 300, Group I, Class VIII, Alexandria, Officina 1 GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties GENIO POPV_L_I ROMANI Genius standing facing, modius on head left, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, pouring liquors from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left XXI \| A across fields ALE in exergue 26mm x 27mm, 10.51g RIC VI, 31b (C2) Note: The XXI across the fields is proposed by some numismatists to be a continuation of the valuation mark 20/1 as from the replaced antoninianus denomination and others contend it is an alloy ratio of one part silver to twenty parts bronze.
	Diocletian, AE Follis, c. 301, Group I, Class IX, Alexandria, Officina 5 IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties GENIO POPV_L_I ROMANI Genius standing facing, modius on head left, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, pouring liquors from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left XX \| E / I across fields ALE in exergue 25mm x 27mm, 8.71g RIC VI, 32a (C2)
	Maximianus, AE Follis, c. 301, Group I, Class IX, Alexandria, Officina 3 IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties GENIO POPV_L_I ROMANI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, pouring liquors from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left XX \| G / I across fields ALE in exergue 26mm x 27mm, 10.51g RIC VI, 32b (C2)
	Maximianus, AE Follis, c. 301, Group I, Class IX, Alexandria, Officina 5 IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties GENIO POPV_L_I ROMANI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, pouring liquors from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left XX \| E / I across fields ALE in exergue 25mm x 26mm, 10.17g RIC VI, 32b (C2)
	Galerius, AE Follis, c. 301, Group I, Class IX, Alexandria, Officina 3 GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Laureate head right GENIO POPV_L_I ROMANI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, pouring liquors from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left XX \| G / I across fields ALE in exergue 26mm x 28mm, 9.44g RIC VI, 33b (C2)
	Galerius, AE Follis, c. 301, Group I, Class IX, Alexandria, Officina 4 GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Laureate head right GENIO POPV_L_I ROMANI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, pouring liquors from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left XX \| D / I across fields ALE in exergue 26mm x 28mm, 10.34g RIC VI, 33b (C2)
	Galerius, AE Follis, c.303-304, Group I, Class XI, Alexandria, Officina 1 GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Laureate head right GENIO POPV_L_I ROMANI Genius standing facing, modius on head left, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, pouring liquors from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left Wreath / S \| A / P across fields ALE in exergue 26mm x 27mm, 9.63g RIC VI, 37b (R)
	Diocletian, AE Follis, c. 304-305, Group I, Class XII, Alexandria, Officina 2 IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel curved laurel ties IOVI CO_NS CAES Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys over left shoulder, vertical scepter in left hand, Victory on globe in right S \| B / P across fields ALE in exergue 28mm x 29mm, 9.04g RIC VI, 41 (C) Ex Vel Garnett Collection
	Maximianus, AE Post-Reform Radiate Fraction, 296-297, Alexandria, Officina 4 IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right CONCORDIA MIL_ITVM Emperor standing right in military dress, short scepter in left hand, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, scepter in left hand D in lower middle field ALE in exergue 20mm x 22mm, 3.35g RIC VI, 46b (C)
	Galerius, AE Post-Reform Radiate Fraction, c.294-May 1, 305, Group I, Subgroup III, Alexandria, Officina 2 GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right CONCORDIA MIL_ITVM Emperor standing right in military dress, short scepter in left hand, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, scepter in left hand B in lower middle field ALE in exergue 21mm x 22mm, 2.57g RIC VI, 48b (C)
	Severus II, AE Post-Reform Radiate Fraction, 305-306, Alexandria, Officina 3 FL VAL SEVERVS NOB CAES Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right CONCORDIA MI_LITVM Emperor standing right in military dress, short scepter in left hand, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, scepter in left hand G in lower middle field ALE in exergue 21mm, 2.41g RIC VI, 60a (C)
	Galerius, AE Follis, Mid-308, Group III, Class IV, Alexandria, Officina 3 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, patera with liquors flowing in right hand, cornucopiae in left P \| G / R across fields ALE in exergue 23mm x 25mm, 6.50g RIC VI, 72 (C)
	Galerius, AE Follis, Mid-308, Group III, Class IV, Alexandria, Officina 2 IMP C CAL (sic) VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right VIRTVS EX_ERCITVS Virtus advancing right in military dress, spear in right hand, shield and trophy over left shoulder in left hand P \| B / R across fields ALE in exergue 22mm x 25mm, 6.81g RIC VI, 75 (S) Note: The first G in the obverse legend looks exactly like the C just before it instead of like the G at the end of AVG
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Later 308, Group III, Class V, Alexandria, Officina 4 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties GENIO CA_ESARIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left X \| D / K across fields ALE in exergue 25mm x 26mm, 5.78g RIC VI, 78 (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Later 308, Group III, Class V, Alexandria, Officina 5 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties GENIO CA_ESARIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left X \| e / K across fields ALE in exergue 23mm x 26mm, 6.48g RIC VI, 78 (C)
	Galerius, AE Follis, Later 308, Group III, Class V, Alexandria, Officina 4 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO IMPE_RATORIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left X \| D / K across fields ALE in exergue 24mm, 7.39g RIC VI, 79 variant (reverse legend break - P_E expected) Ex Tony Hardy Collection
	Diocletian, AE Follis, c.Later 308, Group III, Class V, Alexandria, Officina 3 D N DIOCLETIANO BAEATISS Laureate bust right in imperial mantle, branch in right hand, mappa in left PROVIDENT N N DEORVM Providentia standing right, left hand raised, facing Quies standing left, upward vertical branch in right hand, scepter in left G / XK in middle field ALE in exergue 24mm x 25mm, 5.93g RIC VI, -- (cf. RIC 80 for type) Note: Both the obverse legend (with BAEATISS) and the revere legend (with NN) are unrecorded. The reverse legend PROVIDENT N N DEORVM is not listed in RIC for any issues. Possibly a very badly blundered PROVIDENTIA DEORVM as is the expected legend for the series with these field marks, or is an unlisted series in RIC.
On p. 678, RIC lists the following subclasses for the Group IV, Class I-III folles: Laureate head right: a - divergent ties, pointed truncation b - parallel ties, pointed truncation g - parallel ties, rounded truncation Laureate bust right in imperial mantle a - bust of Jupiter on breast b - bust of Sol on breast
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass a, Alexandria, Officina 2 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO CA_ESARIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K in left field, B / P in right field ALE in exergue 23mm x 25mm, 6.19g RIC VI, 99a (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass b, Alexandria, Officina 2 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO CA_ESARIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K in left field, B / P in right field ALE in exergue 24mm x 25mm, 6.94g RIC VI, 100a (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass b, Alexandria, Officina 3 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO CA_ESARIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K in left field, G / P in right field ALE in exergue 23mm, 5.53g RIC VI, 100a (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass b, Alexandria, Officina 4 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO CA_ESARIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K in left field, D / P in right field ALE in exergue 24mm x 25mm, 5.31g RIC VI, 100a (C)
	Galerius, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass a, Alexandria, Officina 2 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K in left field, B / P in right field ALE in exergue 22mm x 24mm, 5.40g RIC VI, 101a (C)
	Galerius, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass b, Alexandria, Officina 3 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO IMPE_RATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K in left field, G / P in right field ALE in exergue 23mm x 25mm, 7.65g RIC VI, 105a (C) Note: RIC notes this is a rare reverse legend break from the expected P_E.
	Galerius, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass b, Alexandria, Officina 4 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K \| D / P across fields ALE in exergue 24mm x 26mm, 5.86g RIC VI, 105a (C)
	Galerius, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass b, Alexandria, Officina 4 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K \| D / P across fields ALE in exergue 22mm x 24mm, 6.23g RIC VI, 105a (C)
	Galerius, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass b, Alexandria, Officina 5 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K \| E / P across fields ALE in exergue 22mm x 25mm, 6.56g RIC VI, 105a (C) Note: Exceptionally unusual long parallel ties falling across the neck - this style is normally only used with divergent ties with one short and hanging straight down and one across the neck.
	Galerius, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass b, Alexandria, Officina 5 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K \| E / P across fields ALE in exergue 24mm x 25mm, 5.42g RIC VI, 105a (C) Note: Exceptionally unusual long parallel ties falling across the neck - this style is normally only used with divergent ties with one short and hanging straight down and one across the neck.
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass b, Alexandria, Officina 3 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K in left field, G / P in right field ALE in exergue 25mm x 26mm, 6.25g RIC VI, 105c (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass b, Alexandria, Officina 6 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, pointed truncation GENIO IMPE_RATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K in left field, V / P in right field ALE in exergue 24mm, 7.03g RIC VI, 105c (C) Note: RIC notes this is a rare reverse legend break from the expected P_E.
	Galerius, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass g variant, Alexandria, Officina 4 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, single laurel tie, rounded truncation GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K \| D / P across fields ALE in exergue 26mm x 28mm, 6.91g RIC VI, 107a variant Note: RIC only lists parallel laurel ties for the bust type with rounded truncation and does not mention any examples with a only single tie.
	Galerius, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass g variant, Alexandria, Officina 4 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, single laurel tie, rounded truncation GENIO IMP_E_RATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K \| D / P across fields ALE in exergue 22mm x 24mm, 6.69g RIC VI, 107a variant Note: RIC only lists parallel laurel ties for the bust type with rounded truncation and does not mention any examples with a only single tie.
	Galerius, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass g, Alexandria, Officina 5 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, rounded truncation GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K \| E / P across fields ALE in exergue 25mm x 26mm, 6.39g RIC VI, 107a (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass g, Alexandria, Officina 1 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, rounded truncation GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K in left field, A / P in right field ALE in exergue 24mm x 25mm, 7.07g RIC VI, 107c (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Subclass g, Alexandria, Officina 3 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, rounded truncation GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left K in left field, G / P in right field ALE in exergue 25mm x 26mm, 6.54g RIC VI, 107c (C)
	Diocletian, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Alexandria, Officina 5 D N DIOCLETIANO BAEATISS Laureate bust right in imperial mantle, branch in right hand, mappa in left PROVIDENTIA DEORVM Providentia standing right, left hand raised, facing Quies standing left, upward vertical branch in right hand, scepter in left E / KP in middle field ALE in exergue 23mm x 26mm, 6.57g RIC VI, 109 (C)
	Galeria Valeria, AE Follis, Late 308-310, Group IV, Class I, Alexandria, Officina 3 GAL VAL_ERIA AVG Diademed, draped bust right, hair weaved in rows at front, straight in back, pulled up in long plait tucked under diadem at top VENERI V_ICTRICI Venus standing facing, head left, apple in right hand, raising drapery over left shoulder with left hand K \| G / P across fields ALE in exergue 22mm x 25mm, 7.56g RIC VI, 110 (C)
	Diocletian, AE Follis, c.Earlier 311, Group IV, Class III, Alexandria, Officina 2 D N DIOCLETIANO BEAT SEN AVG Laureate bust right in imperial mantle, branch in right hand, mappa in left PROVIDENTIA DEORVM Providentia standing right, left hand raised, facing Quies standing left, upward vertical branch in right hand, scepter in left Crescent / B / KP in middle field ALE in exergue 25mm x 26mm, 6.16g RIC VI, -- (cf. RIC 128, but without bust of Sol on breast) Note: RIC footnotes this coin may have been issued after Galerius' death. #128 is the only entry in RIC for this series with this obverse legend and is also from officina B, citing Mazzini iv, pl. 73, 418 with same bust type, but specifically with Sol on breast. There are three bust types for this issue - (B) laureate bust right in imperial mantle, branch in right hand, mappa in left, sometimes with (a) bust of Jupiter or (b) bust of Sol on breast. Each of these types of the main B bust type have their own RIC number by obverse legend.
	Divo Galerius (under Maximinus II), AE Follis, 311, Group V, Class I, Alexandria, Officina 3 DIVO MAXIMIANO MAXIMINVS AVG FIL Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties AETERMAE (sic) MEMORIAE GAL MAXIMIANI Eagle standing left above garland on horned, lit altar Crescent / K \| G / P across fields ALE in exergue 24mm x 25mm, 7.00g RIC VI, 133v (C for type) Ex Gorny & Mosch Note: The reverse legend AETERNAE is misspelled as AETERMAE
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, c.311-312, Group V, Class II, Alexandria, Officina 1 IMP C GALER VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, rounded truncation BONO GENIO PII-IMPERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left Crescent / K \| A / X across fields ALE in exergue 24mm x 26mm, 6.27g RIC VI, 144b (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, c.311-312, Group V, Class II, Alexandria, Officina 3 IMP C GALER VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties, rounded truncation BONO GENIO PII-IMPERATORIS Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left Crescent / K \| G / X across fields ALE in exergue 24mm x 25mm, 7.72g RIC VI, 144b (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312-313, Group V, Class VII, Alexandria, Officina 2 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties GENIO-AVGVSTI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, head of Serapis in right hand, cornucopiae in left * / N / palm in left field, B in right field ALE in exergue 20mm x 22mm, 4.17g RIC VI, 160b (C) Ex Fritz Rudolf Kuenker
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312-313, Group V, Class VII, Alexandria, Officina 3 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO-AVGVSTI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, head of Serapis in right hand, cornucopiae in left * / N / palm in left field, G in right field ALE in exergue 20mm x 21mm, 5.13g RIC VI, 160b (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312-313, Group V, Class VII, Alexandria, Officina 4 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO-AVGVSTI Genius standing facing, modius on head left, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, head of Serapis in right hand, cornucopiae in left * / N / palm \| Δ across fields ALE in exergue 21mm x 22mm, 4.26g RIC VI, 160b (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312-313, Group V, Class VII, Alexandria, Officina 4 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO-AVGVSTI . Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, head of Serapis in right hand, cornucopiae in left * / N / palm \| D across fields ALE in exergue 21mm x 23mm, 3.86g RIC VI, 160b (C) Note: Variety with pellet at the end of reverse legend and this example is 1.14g underweight from the expected range of 5.75-5.00g even though it is nearly fully silvered.
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312-313, Group V, Class VII, Alexandria, Officina 5 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO-AVGVSTI Genius standing facing, head left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys across left shoulder, head of Serapis in right hand, cornucopiae in left * / N / palm \| e across fields ALE in exergue 20mm x 22mm, 4.31g RIC VI, 160b (C) Note: This example is 0.69g underweight from the expected range of 5.75-5.00g.