GENIO POPVLI ROMANI portrait coins of the tetrarchies, arranged by mint
Struck c. 294-306.

   (To see them arranged by emperor, use these links: Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius, Galerius, or other later emperors.)

Click the image to see both sides of the coin.

All the mints for this typeLondon, Treveri (Trier), Lugdunum (Lyons), Ticinum, Aquileia, Rome, Siscia, Serdica, Thessalonica, Heraclea, Nicomedia, CyzicusAntioch, Alexandria. [Carthage and Ostia are also in RIC volume VI, but neither minted this type.]

Note:  This page lacks images of at least a dozen common emperor and mint combinations. It does not mean they are rare; it just means I don't happen to have that combination to show here.  Click here for a table listing all emperor and mint combinations


What's new?  2023, Aug. 7:  Maximinus II as Caesar at Lyons
     2023, Feb. 22: Constantius as Caesar from Aquileia
    2023, Jan. 30:  Galerius as Augustus from Cyzicus
    2022,  Nov. 3: Coins from the rulers after the First Tetrarchy have been added (by mint, right after the coins of the First Tetrarchy rulers) .  
    2022, August 30:  Constantius as Caesar at Heraclea. 2022, August 16: Maximian at TrierMaximian at Cyzicus. 2022, August 6: Maximinus II at Antioch.

London:

          London, Diocletian           London, Diocletian          London, Diocletian            London, Maximian 
         London, Maximian               London, Maximian           London, Constantius             London, Galerius

London, rulers after the First Tetrarchy:

         Severus II, London
              as Caesar
     Maximinus II, London
               as Caesar   

Trier:


                Diocletian, Trier            Diocletian, Trier          Diocletian, Trier          Maximian, Trier
            Maximian, Trier          Maximian, Trier
              left-facing
          Constantius, Trier               Galerius, Trier

Trier, rulers after the First Tetrachy:

         Severus II, Trier
               as Caesar
        Maximinus II, Trier
                as Caesar
         Constantine, Trier
               as Caesar


 

Lyons (Lugdunum):

           Diocletian, Lyons           Maximian, Lyons           Constantius, Lyons            Constantius, Lyons
            Galerius, Lyons              Galerius, Lyons

Lyons, rulers after the First Tetrarchy.

          

        Constantine as Caesar
                   Lyons              
      Maximinus II as Caesar
                   Lyons             
            Severus II as Caesar
                      Lyons                


Ticinum

 
          Ticinum, Diocletian          Ticinum, Maximian           Ticinum, Constantius             Ticinum, Galerius     

Ticinum, rulers after the First Tetrarchy.

 Constantine as Augustus
              Ticinum         



Aquileia:

         Diocletian, Aquileia          Maximian, Aquileia         Constantius, Aquileia



Rome:

         Diocletian, Rome           Maximian, Rome             Constantius, Rome          Constantius, Rome
            Galerius, Rome

Rome, rulers after the First Tetrachy:

 

   Constantine, Rome
  as Augustus
 Maximinus II, Rome
as Augustus

Siscia:

            Diocletian, Siscia

           Maximian, Siscia

 

Serdica(Note:  RIC says Serdica opened "c. 303-4" with personnel from Thessalonica so it did not mint these for as long as the other mints did.)
 

             Diocletian, Serdica
       Maximian, Serdica           Constantius, Serdica       Galerius as Caesar
              Serdica            
         Galerius as Augustus
                 Serdica           

Serdica, rulers after the First Tetrarchy:   

         Severus II as Caesar
                  Serdica                
      Maximinus II as Caesar
                   Serdica


Thessalonica(RIC says it opened c. 298/9 and closed c. 303 when it was moved to Serdica, closer to the Danube border.)
 

    Diocletian, Thessalonica
   Maximian, Thessalonica       Maximian, Thessalonica        Galerius, Thessalonica        Galerius, Thessalonica

Heraclea:  

         Diocletian, Heraclea           Maximian, Heraclea       Constantius as Caesar
               Heraclea

     Constantius as Augustus
                 Heraclea

          Galerius, Heraclea            Galerius, Heraclea

Heraclea, rulers after the First Tetrachy:

      Severus II as Caesar
                Heraclea
  Maximinus II as Caesar
               Heraclea
     Constantine as Caesar
               Heraclea

Nicomedia:

             Diocletian, Nicomedia      Maximian, Nicomedia       Constantius, Nicomedia          Galerius as Caesar
                Nicomedia
       Galerius as Augustus
              Nicomedia

Nicomedia, rulers after the First Tetrarchy: 

    Maximinus II as Caesar
              Nicomedia

Cyzicus:

       Diocletian, Cyzicus           Maximian, Cyzicus          Maximian, Cyzicus      Constantius as Augustus
                  Cyzicus 
Galerius as Augustus
Cyzicus

Severus II as Augustus
Cyzicus

 


Antioch

           Diocletian, Antioch            Diocletian, Antioch                Maximian, Antioch               Constantius, Antioch
    Constantius as Augustus
                Antioch
          Galerius as Caesar
                Antioch
      Galerius as Augustus
                 Antioch
      Maximinus II, Antioch
Diocletian, Antioch

Antioch, rulers after the First Tetrachy: 

        Severus II as Caesar
                Antioch
    Maximinus II as Caesar
                Antioch

 

Alexandria:

           Diocletian, Alexandria             Diocletian, Alexandria               Diocletian, Alexandria 
  under Domitius Domitianus    
        Maximian, Alexandria  
       Maximian, Alexandria           Maximian, Alexandria 
   under Domitius Domitianus
     Constantius, Alexandria                Constantius, Alexandria           
        Galerius, Alexandria

Alexandia, other rulers: 

       Domitius Domitianus
              Alexandria

Constantine as Augustus
Alexandria
(This type is smaller)

Licinius, Alexandria,
(This type is smaller)

 

Distinguishing Maximian from Galerius.  Using only the legend this can be tricky. Both used "MAXIMIANVS" in their legends. Here is a page explaining the differences in legends. Study the page you are on and you can see there is a difference in their portraits. 
 


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