REVUE BELGE DE NUMISMATIQUE ET DE SIGILLOGRAPHIE PUBLIÉE UITGEGEVEN SOUS LE HAUT PATRONAGE ONDER DE HOGE BESCHERMING DE S. M. LE ROI VAN Z. M. DE KONING PAR LA Doon HET SOCIÉTÉ ROYALE KONINKLIJK BELGISCH DE NUMISMATIQUE DE BELGIQUE GENOOTSCHAP VOOR NUMISIVIATIEK ET SUBSIDIÉE PAR LE EN :MET DE STEUN VAN DE GOUVERNgl\IENT REGEIUNG DIRECTEURS: PAUL NASTER, ÉMILE BROUETTE, JEAN JADûT, TONY HACKENS CXX - 1974. BHUXELLES BRUSSEL WILLIAM E. METCALF THE «CAIRO)} HOARD OF TETRARCHIC FOLLES (Planche 1) In March, 1914, the late E. T. Newell acquired a large hoard of tetrarchie folles from Hassan Abd-el-Salam, a Cairo dealer. Beyond the fact of its purchase at Cairo, nothing is known of the hoard's provenance; but this combines with the dominance of Alexandrian issues to suggest an Egyptian find spot. At an unknown date, Newell listed the contents of the hoard, describing types and legends and including references to Voetter's catalogue of the Gerin collection. About 1932 poorly preserved and duplicate specimens were removed from his trays; until recently, 400 such specimens remained in theîr original box and wrappings. Approxîmately 350 more pieces, aIl later issues of Alexandria, were discarded, sold, or lost ; they cannot now be located. It is possible to reconstruct the hoard fully from Newell's notes, though not in every case to identify pieces which came from it (1). Where his notes cau be checked against current ANS holdings, they are accurate; and despite the loss of many pieces which might have illuminated mint activity at Alexandria, the size and prove­ nance of the hoard warrant a record of its contents. (1) Only Alexandrîan pieces havelcompletely disappeared. For all other mints, current ANS holdings are sufficiently large to include the contents of the hoard as Newell recorded them, but there is still diffîculty in identüying individual specimens from the hoard. Over the years sorne coins have become separated from their tickets. and while aIl coins from his collection are 50 designated, often there is no note of their ultimate source. Under the circumstances it Is impossible to provide a complete record of weight, die axis. and module; nor can legend breaks be noted, since Newel1's manuscript does not record them. In the catalogue I employ for convenience the major variant of each legend, following RIe VI. Ruler Mini mark Reverse Officina & Quanlity RIe VI <r.... LONDON l. Diocletian _1 GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI 1 6a 2. Divus Constantius _1 CONSECRATIO 1 _(2) TREVERI :'! 3. Maximian 1 GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI 1 139b TR !" 4. DiocIetian " 1 142. a: '"...o A-CI > 5. " A 1 171. r- TR ." 6. " B 1 176a 7. " A 1 obv.1egend ilIegible 8-9. Maximian 1 " " A 2 181b 10-11. Constantius " A, B 1, 1 213a 12. " A 1 214a (2) See below, p. 105. 13. Galerius Maximian __1* FORTVNAE REDVCI B 1 413 A-BTR CAESS NN 14. Constantius U!: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI I. 1 50Sa l-IlTR SI F 15. Galerius Maximian GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI 1 594b PTR .. LUGDUNUM '" :>'" o 16. Constantius LA-B GENIO POPVLI ROMANI A té'" 1 6 ri A-B 0 17. Maximian I GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI B 1 42b r-'" PL t" '"en IS. " " " A 1 43 ~-B 19. Constantius PLC " " A 1 164a 20. Maximian l 1* PLC " 1 175b/1S4 21. Maximinus " " " 1 199b <r '" ..., TICINUM - '" 22. Diocletian T GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI 1 23a 23. Maximian I " 1 23b 24. Constantius " " 1 24a 25-27. Diocletian --"l " P, S 1,2 31a P-ST 28. Maximian 1 " " " S 1 31b 29-30. Constantius " " " P, S 1, 1 32a 31. Galerius Maximien " " " S 1 32b ;li !" 32-35. Diocletian _*_1- P,S 2,2 33a ;: P-ST. .., 36-38. Maximian I " " P 3 33b '" ">r- 39-40. Galerius Maximîan " " P,S 1, 1 35b '" 41-45. Diocletian - SACRA MONET AVGG-ET P,S,T 2,2,1 43a P-TT. CAESS NOSTR 46-47. Maximian I " S 2 43b 48-52. Constantins " " " P, S,T 2,2,1 44a 53-54. Galerius Maximian " " S 2 44b 55-58. Diocletian " SACRA MONET AVGG ET P, S 3, 1 54a CAESS NOSTR 59-67. Maximian l " " " P,S,T 5, 2, 2 45b 68-74. Constantius " P,S,T 2,3,2 46a 79-82. Galerius Maximian " P,S,T 2,3,3 46b 83-85. Diocletian 1 * " P, S l, 2 47a P-TT 86-87. Maximian I " " P,T i, 1 47b 88-90. Constantius " " " P,T 2,1 48a 91-92. Galerius Maximian " " S, T 1, 1 48b t;j _1,,- >-l 93. Maximian " S 1 cf. p. 288 n. I. ST ,.'" C> 01 '"0: 94. Maximinus VIRTVS AV-GG ET S 1 74 D P-TT ;g CAESS NN r- r- AQUILEIA '" 95. Galerius Maximian AQ GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI 1 19b 96-98. Diocletian AQ P-r " " P 3 23a 99-100. Maximian I " " " P, S 1, 1 23b tor, Constantius " " P 1 24a 102-103. Galerius Maximian " " " P, r 1, 1 24b 104-106. Diocletian " " " P,S 1,2 25a ...., ..., 107-108. Maximian I " " " S 2 25b 00 109-110. Constantius " " r 2 26a 111. Galerius Maximian " " r 1 26b 112-119. Maximian l ml " " P,S 3,5 27b AQP-r 120. Galerius Maximian " " r 1 28b 121. Diocletian SACRA MONET AVGG-ET P 1 29a AQP-r CAESS NOSTR "t" 122-123. Maximian l " S 2 29b 0: 124-128. Constantius " r 5 30a ..; '"o Galerius Maxirnian 3 30b ;>- 129-131. " " " r t-< ." IV 132-139. Diocletian SACRA MONET AVGG ET P, S l, 7 31a AQP-r CAESS NOSTR 140-141. Maximian l " " " P, S i, 1 31b 142-148. Constantius " r 7 32a 149-153. Galerius Maximian " " r 5 32b 154-156. Diocletian " SACR MONET AVGG ET P, S 1,2 33a CAESS NOSTR 157-161. Maximian l " " P,S 4, 1 33b 162. Constantius r 1 34a IV 1 163-164. Diocletian " P 2 35a AQP-r 165-166. Maximian 1 " " p. S 1. 1 35b 167-168. Constantius " " r 2 36a ~~ 169. Dioc1etian " " P 1 37a AQP-r .., 170. Maximian 1 " " S 1 37b "' 171. Galerius Maximian " r 1 38b ~ ~I VI c 172-175. Dioc1etian " P 4 39a t!: AQP-r n ~ 176-178. Maximian 1 S 3 39b r- r- ~I VI 179. Constantins " " r 1 40a '""' AQP-r 180-183. Galerius Maximian " r 4 40b 184. Galerius Maximian FIDES MILITVM AVGG P 60b AQP-r ET CAESS NN 185. Severus Caesar " VIRTVS AV-GG ET CAESS r 1 70a NN ...., "" .. .. .. 00 186-187. Maximinus r 2 70b 0 188. .. VIRTVS AVGG-ET CAESS r 1 72b NN 189. Galerius Maximian FIDES MILITVM AVGG S 1 77a ET CAESSNN 190. Constantine Caesar .. VIRTVS A-VGG ET CAESS r 1 82b NN ROME 191-195. Maximian 1 !l_1 GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI A, ç 2,3 63 A-8 !" '"s: 196-206. Diocletian .. .. .. A, B, 1:>., ç 1,2,7,1 64a .. .. .. '"o 207. Maxirnian 1 ç 1 64b 1:"' 208-209. Diocletian .. .. A 2 65a 210-211. Maximian 1 .. .. .. B 2 65b '" 212-214. Constantius .. .. .. r, E 2,1 66a 215. .. .. r 1 67a 216. Galerius Maximian " .. .. 1:>. 1 67b RI S 217-221. Diocletian .. .. A,I:>.,H 1,2,2 7la A,I:>.,H,8 222. Maximian 1 .. .. H 1 7lb 223. Galerius Maximian .. .. .. H 1 72 224-225. Constantius " " " H 2 73a RIF 226. Maximian 1 A-8 " " H 1 90b 227. Constantius " " r 1 93a 228-234. Diocletian P, T 6, 1 94a P-Q* " 235-242. Maximian " " S 8 94b 243-249. Constantius " T 7 95a .; .; 250-252. Galerius Maximian "' " " Q 3 95b :>'" o 253. Maximian 1 S ":t P, Q*, S, T- " 1 96b a 0 254-259. Diocletian SACRA MON VRB AVGG P '"t- P-Q~, P-Q,_ 6 100a r- ET CAESS NN "''" 260-261. Maximian 1 " " " S 2 100b 262-269. Constantius " " T 8 102a 270-273. Galerius Maximian " " Q 4 102b 274-278. Diocletian -~ RP-Q " " P 5 103a 279-280. Maximian 1 .. " " " S 2 103b 00- 281-291. Constantius " " " T 11 104a 00 292-294. Galerius Maximian " Q 3 104b '" 295-299. Diocletian " SAC MON VRB AVGG ET P 5 105a CAESS NN 300-305. Maximian 1 S 6 105b 306-309. Constantius " T 4 106a 310-313. Galerius Maximian " " " Q 4 106b 314-329. Diocletian p 16 111a RuP-Q 330-338. Maximian 1 " S 9 111b !"'" 339-348. Constantius " " " T 10 112a a:: 349-364. Galerius Maximian " " Q 16 112b '"o "~ 365-368. Constantius * " p 4 120a '" RP-Q 369-373. Galerius Maximian " S 5 120b 374. Severus Caesar Q 1 123a 375. Constantine p 1 132a RRP-Q 376. Maxentins CONSERV-VRB SVAE 1 258 REP-Q Q , ; :.;.; . CARTHAGE 377. Constantius FELIX AD-VENT A AVGG T 1 18a PKP-T NN A-L>I 378. Diocletian FELIX A-DVENT AVGG A 1 21a PKP-Q NN 379. Maximian l " " B 1 21b ... 380-382. Constantins " " r 3 22a ...'" 383-384. Galerius Maxirnian " " L> 2 22b ,.'" ~ '"o 385. Maximian l FELIXADV-ENT AVGG S 1 23b a PKS, T o ." 0 Constantius e- 386. FELIX ADV-ENT AVGG NN T 1 24a r- _11_ 387-388. Diocletian FELIXAD-VENTAVGGNN A 2 25a '" PKA 389. Maximian l !iL " " B 1 25b PKB Il 390. Constantins " " r 1 26a PKr !i_I_ 391. Galerius Maximian " " L> 1 26b PKL> 00 ~ 00 392. Maximian 1 SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS 1 27b "'- A-Il B AVCTA KART 393. Constantius " r 1 28a 394-396.