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Follis - Maximianus GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Lugdunum
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Lugdunum (Lyon) |
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| Year | 301-303 |
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| Value | Nummus / Follis (1/4) |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Maximianus co-ruled as Augustus alongside Diocletian under the Tetrarchic system established in 293 AD, and the Lugdunum mint was one of the western workshops pressed into production following the currency reform of 294–296, which introduced the follis itself as a larger, silvered bronze denomination intended to restore public confidence after decades of debased antoniniani. The reform was Diocletian's, not Maximianus's — politically, Maximianus followed where his senior colleague led.
RIC V.2 108b is distinguished from the related 108a by its officina mark. Lugdunum operated multiple workshops simultaneously during this period, and subtle differences in workshop output are the primary tool for attributing these issues precisely.