Antioch

RIC Volume VI - Diocletian Reform to Maximinus: Antioch Mint

	Diocletian, AR Argenteus, 298, Antioch, Officina 8 DIOCLETI_ANVS AVG Laureate head right VIRTVS-MILITVM Campgate with seven rows, three turrets, no doors, no star above, top and bottom rows empty blocks ANTH in exergue 19mm x 20mm, 3.01g RIC VI, 42a (R4) Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 115, Lot 1794, March 2002, Attributed in the auction as RIC VI, 41a
	Diocletian, AE Follis, c.297, Group I, Class III, Antioch, Officina 1 IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO POPV_L_I ROMANI 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 crescent / A in right field ANT in exergue 25mm x 27mm, 9.10g RIC VI, 48a (C) Ex Vel Garnett Collection
	Diocletian, AE Follis, 298, Group I, Class V, Antioch, Officina 2 IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO POPV_L_I ROMANI 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 * / * \| crescent / B across fields ANT in exergue 26mm x 27mm, 10.34g RIC VI, 50a (C2)
	Diocletian, AE Follis, 299-300, Group I, Class VI, Antioch, Officina 4 IMP C 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 D in right field ANT in exergue 26mm x 27mm, 9.52g RIC VI, 52a (C2)
	Constantius I, AE Follis, 299-300, Group I, Class VI, Antioch, Officina 9 FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties 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 D \| e across fields ANT in exergue 25mm x 27mm, 8.30g RIC VI, 53a (C2) Note: This example is 0.70g under the expected range of 11.00-9.00g
	Maximianus, AE Follis, 300-301, Group I, Class VII, Antioch, Officina 1 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 K in left field, A / V in right field ANT in exergue 26mm x 27mm, 8.95g RIC VI, 54b (C2)
	Galerius, AE Follis, 300-301, Group I, Class VII, Antioch, Officina 4 GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES 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 K in left field, D / V in right field ANT in exergue 26mm x 27mm, 9.31g RIC VI, 55b (C2)
	Constantius I, AE Follis, 302-303, Group I, Class VIII, Antioch, Officina 3 FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES 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 G in right field ANT* in exergue 27mm x 28mm, 10.78g RIC VI, 57a (C) Ex CNG Mail Bid 69, Lot 1501, June 2005; Ex Bart Lewis at San Antonio Coin Show, November 1993
	Maximianus, AE Post-Reform Radiate Fraction, c.296, Group I, Part II, Class I, Antioch, Officina 5 IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust right CONCORDIA MIL_ITVM Emperor standing right, scepter in left hand, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, scepter in left hand * / E in middle field ANT in exergue 19mm x 21mm, 3.03g RIC VI, 60b (S)
	Constantius I, AE Post-Reform Radiate Fraction, c.296, Group I, Part II, Class I, Antioch, Officina 2 FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES Radiate, draped bust right, seen from behind CONCORDIA MIL_ITVM Emperor standing right, scepter in left hand, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, scepter in left hand * / B in middle field ANT in exergue 20mm x 21mm, 2.89g RIC VI, 61a (C)
	Diocletian, AE Post-Reform Radiate Fraction, c.297, Group I, Part II, Class II, Antioch, Officina 1 IMP C C VAL DIOCLETANVS P F AVG Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right CONCORDIA MIL_ITVM Emperor standing right, scepter in left hand, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, scepter in left hand Crescent / A in middle field ANT in exergue 19mm x 20mm, 2.82g RIC VI, 62a (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 305, Group II, Class I, Antioch, Officina 1 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES 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 A in right field ANT. in exergue 27mm, 9.19g RIC VI, 71b (C)
	Diocletian, AE Follis, 306, Group II, Class II, Antioch, Officina 1 D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG Laureate bust right in imperial mantle, olive branch in right hand, mappa in left PROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG Providentia standing right, extending right hand to Quies standing left, branch downward in right hand, vertical scepter in left A in middle field ANT: in exergue 27mm x 29mm, 10.04g RIC VI, 77a (R2) Ex CNG Mail Bid 69, Lot 1501, June 2005; Ex CNG at San Antonio Coin Show, April 1995
	Constantine I as Caesar, AE Follis, 306-307, Group III, Antioch, Officina 2 FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right GENIO POPV_LI ROMANI Genius standing facing, modius on head left, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left B in right field ANT in exergue 28mm x 30mm, 8.92g RIC VI, -- Ex Gert Boersema Notes from Gert Boersema: This coin belongs to an emission of folles of Severus II as Augustus and Constantine I as Caesar that was omitted by Sutherland in RIC. They belong in group III, prior to RIC 81.
	Galerius, AE Follis, Spring 307, Group III, Class II, Antioch, Officina 1 IMP C GAL 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 A in right field ANT in exergue 23mm x 24mm, 5.65g RIC VI, 85 (S)
	Severus II as Augustus, AE Follis, 306-307, Antioch, Officina 8 IMP C FL VAL SEVERVS 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 H in right field ANT : in exergue 26mm x 28mm, 9.92g RIC VI, -- Ex Tony Hardy Collection Note: Obverse legend not attested on any coins from Antioch. RIC only lists Serdica and Cyzicus as using this legend. Note from Barry Murphy on January 28, 2006 - See King and Spaer, "A Hoard of Folles from Northern Sinai," in NumChron 1977, 3981-3999. 9 Examples recorded, officina A - 1, officina G - 2, officina E - 2, officina S - 1, officina Z, -1, officina I - 2. Note from Carl Zipfel on April 22, 2006 - RIC VI notes, on page 624, that the double dot series carried forward from 305-306 (Series II) into 306-308 (Series III) without Constantius I and Severus as Augustus. But, notes that though none were know to him it was included by Kent in N.C. 1957, p. 69, no. 1084.
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, c.Mid 308, Group III, Class III, Antioch, Officina 1 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties GENIO CA_ESARIS * Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left A in right field ANT in exergue 23mm x 25mm, 6.60g RIC VI, 87a (C) Note: There should be a pellet in the exergue either to the left or right of the mint mark. This piece would need to be cleaned in order to determine if and where one is.
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, c.Later 308, Group III, Class IV, Antioch, Officina 6 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties GENIO CA_ESARIS * Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left Crescent / V in right field . ANT in exergue 23mm x 25mm, 6.05g RIC VI, 94a (C) Note: The * on the reverse is listed in RIC as part of the legend and not the exergual mark.
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, c.Later 308, Group III, Class IV, Antioch, Officina 8 GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties GENIO CA_ESARIS * Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left Crescent / H in right field . ANT in exergue 23mm x 24mm, 6.68g RIC VI, 94a (C)
	Galerius, AE Follis, Early to Later 309, Group IV, Class II, Antioch, Officina 2 IMP C GAL 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 O / B in right field ANT . in exergue 23mm x 24mm, 6.34g RIC VI, 116 (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, c.309-310, Group IV, Class III, Antioch, Officina 4 MAXIMINVS-NOB CAES Laureate, mantled bust left, Victory on globe in right hand, shield decorated with two riders and four prisoners on left arm MAXIMINVS NOBILI_SSIMVS CAESAR Maximinus standing facing in military dress, head left, globe in right hand, long scepter in left Altar \| D across fields ANT in exergue 24mm x 26mm, 6.96g RIC VI, -- Note: This reverse type is noted as RIC VI, 120 (R2) for Maximinus II, but with bust type helmeted and cuirassed with spear over right shoulder instead of Victory, only noted from officina Z and with reverse legend break NOBI_LISSIMVS. It is also listed as RIC VI, 135 (R3) with * in left field above altar, Victory on globe, I_L reverse legend break and only attested for officina B.
	Galerius, AE Follis, 310-311, Group V, Class I, Antioch, Officina 1 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO IMP_ERATORIS Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand, cornucopiae in left * / lit altar in left field, A in right field ANT in exergue 22mm x 23mm, 6.70g RIC VI, 133a (C)
	Roman Imperial, Maximinus II as Augustus, AE Follis, 310-311, Group V, Class III, Antioch, Officina 3 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right GENIO EX_ERCITVS Genius standing facing, modius on head left, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, liquors flowing from patera in right hand over lit altar, cornucopiae in left, crescent \| Γ across fields ANT in exergue 22mm x 23mm, 6.58g RIC VI, 147c (C2)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 310-311, Group V, Class IV, Antioch, Officina 2 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right SOLE IN_VICTO Sol, radiate, standing left in long robe, right hand raised, head of Serapis in left hand Crescent / B in left field ANT in exergue 20mm x 22mm, 7.03g RIC VI, 154c (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312, Group VI, Class III, Antioch, Officina 5 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 over left shoulder, head of Sol in right hand, cornucopiae in left * \| E across fields ANT in exergue 21mm x 22mm, 5.16g RIC VI, 164b (C2)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312, Group VI, Class III, Antioch, Officina 6 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 over left shoulder, head of Sol in right hand, cornucopiae in left * \| V across fields ANT in exergue 21mm x 22mm, 5.21g RIC VI, 164b (C2)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312, Group VI, Class III, Antioch, Officina 7 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 over left shoulder, head of Sol in right hand, cornucopiae in left * \| Z across fields ANT in exergue 20mm x 21mm, 4.93g RIC VI, 164b (C2)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312, Group VI, Class III, Antioch, Officina 9 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 over left shoulder, head of Sol in right hand, cornucopiae in left * \| E / D across fields ANT in exergue 20mm x 22mm, 4.09g RIC VI, 164b (C2)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312, Group VI, Class III, Antioch, Officina 11 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties GENIO-AVGVSTI Genius standing facing, modius on head left, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, head of Sol in right hand, cornucopiae in left * \| AI across fields ANT in exergue 20mm, 6.03g RIC VI, 164b (C2)
	Licinius I, AE Follis, 312, Group VI, Class III, Antioch, Officina 11 IMP C LIC LICINNIVS P F AVG Laureate head right SOLI IN_VICTO Sol, radiate, standing facing, head left, wearing long robe, right hand raised, head of Serapis in left AI \| * across fields ANT in exergue 19mm x 21mm, 5.15g RIC VI, 167a (S) Ex Vel Garnett Collection
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 312, Group VI, Class III, Antioch, Officina 12 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right SOLI IN_VICTO Sol, radiate, standing left in long robe, right hand raised, head of Serapis in left hand BI in left field \| * in right ANT in exergue 20mm x 22mm, 5.50g RIC VI, 167b (C)
	Maximinus II, AE Follis, 313, Group VI, Class IV, Antioch, Officina 2 IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Laureate head right, parallel laurel ties HERCVLI-VICTORI Hercules (Farnese) standing right, leaning on lion's skin on club B in left field ANT* in exergue 21mm, 4.98g RIC VI, 170b (S)
* Not in RIC *
	Anonymous Civic Issue during the time of Maximinus II, AE Quarter Follis, c.310-312, Antioch, Officina 2 GENIO AN_TIOCHENI Tyche, turreted and veiled, seated facing on rock, river-god Orontes swimming in front APOLLONI-SANCTO Apollo standing facing, head left, patera in right hand, lyre in left B in right field SMA in exergue 14mm x 15mm, 1.44g RIC VI, --; Vagi 2954 Note: The Civic Issues of Antioch, Alexandria and Nicomedia were thought to have been produced by Julian II when RIC VI was written, therefore the entire series is missing. This series was produced during the period of Christian persecution by Maximinus II, Diocletian and Galerius and the Antioch issues portray important local statues: the Tyche erected by Eutychides (a pupil of Lysippus), the Apollo by Bryaxis of Athens and possibly the Zeus Nikephoros of the Temple of Apollo at Daphne which Antiochos IV commissioned for his great festival of 167 BC. Historical information from Coinage of the Roman Empire, Vol II, p.516 by David Vagi
	Anonymous Civic Issue during the time of Maximinus II, AE Quarter Follis, c.310-312, Antioch, Officina 3 GENIO AN_TIOCHENI Tyche, turreted and veiled, seated facing on rock, river-god Orontes swimming in front APOLLONI-SANCTO Apollo standing facing, head left, patera in right hand, lyre in left G in right field SMA in exergue 14mm x 15mm, 1.74g RIC VI, --; Vagi 2954
	Anonymous Civic Issue during the time of Maximinus II, AE Quarter Follis, c.310-312, Antioch, Officina 9 GENIO AN_TIOCHANI Tyche, turreted and veiled, seated facing on rock, river-god Orontes swimming in front APOLLONI-SANCTO Apollo standing facing, head left, patera in right hand, lyre in left E / D in right field SMA in exergue 16mm, 1.30g RIC VI, --; Vagi 2954
	Anonymous Civic Issue during the time of Maximinus II, AE Quarter Follis, c.310-312, Antioch, Officina 10 GENIO AN_TIOCHENI Tyche, turreted and veiled, seated facing on rock, river-god Orontes swimming in front APOLLONI-SANCTO Apollo standing facing, head left, patera in right hand, lyre in left I in right field SMA in exergue 16mm x 17mm, 1.65g RIC VI, --; Vagi 2954
	Anonymous Civic Issue during the time of Maximinus II, AE Quarter Follis, c.310-312, Antioch, Officina 10 IOVI CON_SERVATORI Jupiter seated left, globe in right hand, scepter in left VICTOR_IA AVGG Victory standing left, wreath in right hand, palm in left I in right field ANT in exergue 14mm x 16mm, 1.78g RIC VI, --; Vagi 2955