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Myself, i try to collect a coin from each emperor, and have stopt collecting campgates ( from Constantine periode to Valentinianus III, have about 1400 of them ), my latest dada is monograms stopping at A.D.550. I am thinking of stopping with buying new material, i have to make an inventory from my collection.☺️

I will take a foto tomorrow.

Licinius II : I love  all of the portraits :

D N VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C

IOVI CONSERVATORI /X/IIΓ/ SMHA

Folles, Heraclea, A.D.321 – 324, RIC VII 54

DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C

PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS  /Λ //SMHΓ

Folles, Heraclea, A.D.318 – 320, RIC VII 49

DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C

PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS  / ✱ Λ •  //SMHΓ

Folles, Heraclea, A.D.318 – 320, RIC VII ( NIR )

Licinius I: i can't choose a favorite portrait

IMP LICI - NIVS AVG

PROVIDEN - TIAE AVGG / HTΓ

Follis, Heraclea, A.D.316 – 317, Ric VII 15

IMP LICINIVS PF AVG

SOLI INV - I - CTO COMITI R/T//R*S

Follis,  Rome, A.D.314, Ric VII 22

VAL LICINNIANVS LICINNIVS PF AVG

GENIO IMP - ERATORIS / B / * / MKV

Follis, Cyzicus, A.D.309 – 310, Ric VII 57

IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIANUS PF AVG

IOVI CONSER – VATORI AVGG / A // SMHT

Folles, Heraclea, A.D.313 – 314, Ric  VII 6

IMP LICI - NIVS AVG

IOVI CONS - ERVATORI AVGG  /palm/ Γ / SMN

Folles, Nicomedia, A.D.317 – 320, Ric VII 24

My favotire portrait of Romulus ( died in A.D.309 ) :

DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS : Bare head right

AETERNAE MEMORIAE // MOSTT : Domed hexastyle temple; on roof, eagle standing right, head left.

Half Follis., Ostia, A.D. 309, RIC VI 59

Maxentius, a righty and a lefty:

IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG : laureate head right

AETERNITAS AVG N // MOSTT: the Dioscuri standing facing each other, their horses between

Follis , AD 306-312, Rome,  RIC 35

MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate head to left

VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N //MOSTT : Victory standing  right, inscribing VOT X on shield set on cippus

Half Nummus. Ostia, AD 309-312, RIC VI 60

A little pigy, a Victory / Jupiter and a "Persecution coin",

IMP MAXIMINUS AVG : bust left, radiate, drapped and cuirassed. Right hand raised, left holding globe

SOLI INVIC – TO COMITI // PTR: Sol,radiate, naked to waist, standing with head left in facing quadriga.Right hand raised, left holding globe and whip

Base silver, A.D.310 313, Trier, RIC VI 826 p.224

Victory / Jupiter.

a Persecution coin

My favorite portraits, i like them all.

As nobilissimus caes

MAXIMINUS NOBILISSIMUS CAES : laureate, drapped and cuirassed

GENIO POPV – LI ROMANI :  Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chamys over left shoulder,

right holding patera and left cornucopiae

Folles, London, A.D.305 – 306, RIC VI 59 p.128As fil avgg

As fil avgg

MAXIMINUS • FIL • AVGG : laureated head right

GENIO CA – ESARIS ✱/ Є //•SMTS• : Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but from chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae

FOLLIS, A.D.308 – 310, Thessalonica, RIC VI 32a p.514

As invictus :

IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINO P F INV AVG : laureate head right

GENIO CA – ESARIS /✱ / // HTΔ : Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but from chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae

Folles, A.D.310, Heraclea, RIC VI 47 p.537

As augustus

IMP MAXIMINUS P F AVG : laureate, drapped and cuirassed bust right

SOLI IN – VI – CTO COMITI //RT : Sol standing right, head left, chlamys hanging behind, right hand raised, left holding up globe

Folles, Rome, A.D.312 – 313, RIC VI 337b p.389

Severus II :

caesar :

FL VAL SEVERVS NOB CAES : radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Severus II right

CONCORDIA MILITVM // ALE : Severus II standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, A between,

radiate, (AD 305), Alexandrie, RIC 60a

augustus :

IMP SEVERVS PF AVG : laureate and cuirassed bust right

GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI S – F//PTR : Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder (falls low), holding patera and cornucopiae

Follis, A.D.306 - 307,Trier, RIC 353c p.207

Galerius and Galeria Valeria :

Galerius as caesar:

GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES : Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right

CONCORDIA MILITVM // K A : Galerius standing right, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre.

Radiatus, A.D.293-305, Cyzicus, RIC 19b.

Valeria :

GAL VAL – ERIA AVG : Diademed bust right wearing embroidered robes

VENERIV – ICTRICI */B/SM•TS Venus standing left, holding apple and raising hem of skirt

Follis, A.D.308-310, Thessalonica, RIC VI 36 p.514

GAL VAL - ERIA AVG : diademed and draped bust right

VENERI VICTRICI  Δ /✱ / MKV: Venus standing facing, head left, holding up apple and lifting skirt

Nummus. AD 311, Cyzicus,  RIC VI 71 p.590

Other hair and bust style

Here i have a very little Greek palm tree,

8.22 mm ; 0.67 gr

@Pellinore,

No, i know nothing for the moment. My Provincial coins ( more the 100 ) are a project for next year ( 2024 ),

a quick search resulted in 2 hits,

Hadrian

KAICAP AΔΠΙΑΝ : laureate, draped (and cuirassed?) bust of Hadrian right; triskeles C/M beneath chin

CЄΛ - ΓЄΩΝ : ethnic divided to left and right by bow and winged thunderbolt

Pisidia, Selge; A.D. 117-138,  AE 20, SNG France 2010-2012; Imhoof KM 22; Waddington 3949.

Two coins as caesar, and one as augustus from Constantius I :

CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES : laureate head right

GENIO POPV – L – L ROMANI R/ /r : Genius standing left, wearing modius on head, holding patera in left and cornucopiae in right hand.

Follis, Rome, A.D.296 – 297, RIC VI 66a

FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C : radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right

VOT/X/FK : in three lines, all within laurel wreath

Fractional Follis, Carthage, AD 293-305, circa AD 303, RIC VI 35a p. 427 var

IMP CONSTANTIVS PF AVG : laureate head right

GENIO POPVLI ROMANI //SIS : Genius standing left, with modius on head, holding cornucopiae and patera

quarter follis, Siscia, A.D. 305, RIC 167

Some campgate coins minted in Rome :

CRISPVS NOB CAES

VIRTV - S AVGG P/R/RT, closed doors

Crispus, A.D.318 - 319, Rome, RIC VII 180

CRISPVS NOB CAES

VIRTV - S AVGG P/R/RT, closed doors

Crispus,A.D.318 - 319, Rome, RIC VII 180, other door decoration

LICINIVS IVN NOB C

VIRTV S AVGG P/R/RQ, closet doors

A.D.318 - 319, Rome, RIC VII 182

LICINIVS IVN NOB C

VIRTV S AVGG P/R/RS, closed doors

A.D.318 - 319, Rome, RIC VII 182

CONSTANTINUS IVN NOB C

VIRTV - S AVGG P/R/RT, closed doors

Constantinus II, A.D.318 - 319, Rome, RIC VII 183

CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C

PROVIDEN - TIAE CAESS // R ( wreath ) T

Constantinus II, A.D. 326, Rome, RIC VII 289

CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C

PROVIDEN - TIAE CAESS // RFT

Constantinus II, A.D.329 - 330, Rome, RIC VII 323

CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C

PROVIDEN - TIAE CAESS // RT, pallet in doorway

Constantinus II, A.D.324 - 325, Rome, RIC VII 267

@Orange Julius,

You are right, the face is intact. But on the reverse, he has been decapitated, his hart cut out and his legs cut off. (not by me.)

Interesting write-up ! Here is what's left from my exemple:

M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT : laureate head right

P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P : Commodus standing left on platform, holding sceptre, right hand raised, addressing three soldiers standing right, FID EXERC in exergue.

Denarius, Rome, AD 186, RIC 130d; C. 141, 2.09 gr, 16.12 mm

My two Allectus coins, 1 of them the galley type:

IMP C ALLECTVS P AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right

VIRTVS AVG //QC : galley left, with mast, 5 oars and rowers

Quinarius, Camulodunum, AD 295-296, RIC Vb 130

IMP C ALLECTVS P F AVG : radiate and cuirassed bust right

PROVIDE-NTIA AVG : Providentia standing facing, head left, holding wand over globe at feet and cornucopiae; S/P/C

Antoninianus, Camulodunum, A.D. 293-296, RIC Vb 105

My only Carausius :

IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG : radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right

PAX AVG S/P/ : Pax standing left, holding olive branch and vertical sceptre

Antoninianus, Camulodunum,  A.D. 287-293, RIC Vb 475

4 provicial coins from Maximianus, the first three, the same type, but obverse different busts. The third one is my favorite portrait.

A K M OVA MAZIMIANOC CEB : laureate head right

Elpis facing left, holding a flower and lifting her skirt L/B/

A K M OVA MAZIMIANOC CEB : laureate bust right

Elpis facing left, holding a flower and lifting her skirt L/ B

A K M OVA MAZIMIANOC CEB : laureate and cuirassed bust right

Elpis facing left, holding a flower and lifting her skirt L/ r

A K M IV MAXIMIANOC CEB :laureate and draped bust right

Alexandria standing facing, head left, holding bust of Serapis with left hand and scepter with right hand L/A

My only Aemilianus coin :

IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG : radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aemilian right

SPES PVBLICA , Spes advancing left, holding flower and lifting skirt.

Antoninianus, A.D. 253, Rome, RIC IVc 10 p.195

Here 4 favorite portraits from 4  different fractions :

MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES : Laureate head right

SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR / ST• : Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia

Follis. Ticinum, A.D.286-305, RIC 46b

MAXIMIA - NVS AVG : laureate head right

VICTORIAE SARMATICAE : The four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets

Denarius, Nicomedia, First reign, 3rd officina. Struck AD 295, RIC VI 19b

IMP C M A VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG : Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right

IOVI CONS - ERVAT / TXXIT : Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre

Antoninianus, Siscia, A.D.286-305, RIC 558

MAXIMIANVS AVG : laureate head right

GENIO POP - VLI ROMANI / SIS : Genius standing right holding patera and cornucopiae

1/4 Follis,  Siscia, A.D.305-306, RIC 169b

4 of my provicial Diocletianus coins, must still attribute all my provincial coins, something to to in the summer, outside :

A selection of portraits from Diocletianus, i love them all:

DIOCLETI - ANUS AVG : head laur. r.

VIRTUS MILITVM /r/ALE : tree turreted campgate, open ; no doors, 6 layers

Denarius, Alexandria, A.D.295 – 296, RIC VI 10a p.662

IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG : radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right

CONCORDIA MILITVM. //.XXI. : Jupiter standing left, presenting Victory on globe to Diocletian

Antoninianus, Cyzicus, A.D.293-295, RIC Vb, 256

IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG : Radiate and cuirassed bust right

HERCVLI CONSERVAT / SXXIT : Hercules standing left, holding club in right hand and bow and lion's skin in left

Antoninianus, Ticinum, A.D.290, RIC VI 216

IMP DIOCLETIANUS AVG : Radiate and cuirassed bust right

GENIO POPV - LI ROMANI S/F/ PTR : Genius standing left, head towerd, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae

Folles, Trier, A.D.301 – 305, RIC 305a

Here a ugly coin, but i love the portrait, and it is my best and only one.

IMP C M AVR IVLIANVS P F AVG : radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right

FELICI-TAS TEMPORVM S/B/XXI: Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus in right hand and sceptre in left

Antoninianus , Siscia,A.D. 284, RIC V 2

Some Carinus and a Magnia Urbica coin,

IMP M AVR CARINVS NOB C : Radiate and cuirassed bust of Carinus to right, seen from behind

VIRTVS AVGG / B / XXI : Carinus standing to right, holding short scepter in his left hand, receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter standing to left, holding long scepter in his left hand

Antoninianus, Siscia, RIC Vb 207

IMP CARINVS P F AVG : Radiate and cuirassed bust of Carinus to right.

FIDES MILITVM // KAЄ : Fides standing left, holding two signa

Antoninianus, Lugdunum, A.D. 284, RIC Vb 253

M AVR CARINVS CAES : radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right

PIETAS AVGG //ZKA : Sprinkler, simpulum, jug, patera, knife, and lituus

Antoninianus,Rome, AD. 282-283, RIC Vb 155

MAGN VRBICA AVG : draped bust right, wearing stephane, set on crescent

IVNO REGINA  // KAΓ: Juno standing left holding patera and sceptre; KAΓ in exergue.

Antoninianus, Lugdunum, AD 283-285, RIC 341

I have multiple Dacia coins, but this one from Traianus Decius i bought for the obverse text:

obv : IMP CAE TRA DEC AVG, rev :  DACIA; RIC 36a, Milan