Maximianus struck this issue during one of the most politically unstable stretches of the tetrarchic period — he had technically abdicated in 305 alongside Diocletian, only to re-emerge as Augustus in 306 when his son Maxentius seized power in Rome. The Treveri mint was operating under considerable political pressure as competing claimants cycled through imperial titles faster than new dies could be prepared.
RIC VI 768 is scarce relative to other Genius types from Trier in this window, a product of the mint's divided loyalties during 307–308.
Maximianus struck this issue during one of the most politically unstable stretches of the tetrarchic period — he had technically abdicated in 305 alongside Diocletian, only to re-emerge as Augustus in 306 when his son Maxentius seized power in Rome. The Treveri mint was operating under considerable political pressure as competing claimants cycled through imperial titles faster than new dies could be prepared.
RIC VI 768 is scarce relative to other Genius types from Trier in this window, a product of the mint's divided loyalties during 307–308.