Unpublished Severus II follis
	

obv: IMP C FL VAL SEVERVS PF AVG

rev: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI

ANT with two dots in ex, [epsilon] in field ; 27mm

In RIC VI, Antioch Group II folles cover the begining of the Second Tetrarchy, 
with Galerius and Constantius as Augusti, and Severus II and Maximinus as 
Caesars. GENIO POPULI ROMANI folles were struck for all for rulers in 10 
officianae, with ANT in ex together with two stacked dots, and the officina 
letter in the right field (RIC 74a/b, 75a/b). In RIC this period is defined as 
May 305 - July 306.

According to RIC, this issue continues uninterrupted through Group III folles 
(July 306 - December 308), following the death of Constantius, for Galerius 
and Maximinus only. Sutherland's note states that:
 
 "the aes of Group II (ii) continued into Group III with unchanged Genio 
  Populi Romani folles for Galerius and Maximinus (though probably not for 
  Severus as Augustus)"

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, it notes that though none were know to him it was
included by Kent in N.C. 1957, p. 69, no. 1084.


However, it looks very much like this is in fact an example of the Severus 
Augustus follis described as missing from that issue.


Contributed by Robert Bernobich, April, 2006.