Gratian with Roman mint?

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  1. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    I cleaned this up the best I could. I'd never seen a mint mark like it before. I "believe" it to be a Roman mint mark, possibly the 4th officina.

    I believe it to be:

    Gratian AE3. D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
    SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE, Victory walking left holding wreath and palm branch
    Mintmark RQVARTA

    What say you?
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    Last edited: Oct 11, 2018
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  3. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    My Gratian

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    Gratian (367- 383 A.D.)
    Æ 21
    O: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
    R: VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma seated facing, head left, holding globe and spear,Θ and Φ at sides, anta in ex.
    theta and phi officina
    Antioch Mint
    2.5g
    RIC 50b(2)
     
  4. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    My first coin ever bought Gratian.jpg is like yours.
     
  5. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Yours has much better lettering! Mine is all but obliterated on the obverse and I can only make out SECVRITAS and a few letters of the mint mark on the reverse. :( Still a fun detective job :)
     
  6. Ancient Aussie

    Ancient Aussie Well-Known Member

    the mint mark RQVARTA means
    it is the fourth workshop from the Rome mint


    P = Prima (1)

    S = Secunda (2)

    T = Tertia (3)

    Q = Quarta (4)
     
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  7. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    It’s my first actual “Roman” coin from any of my uncleaned coins. Most have been SIS. Pretty cool:)
     
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  8. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Warren (CT Valentinian) has a good section on these halfway down this page:
    http://augustuscoins.com/ed/RomeOfficina/Officina.html

    Rule of thumb: If you have a question on a coin in RIC IX and have not read what Warren has to say on the matter, you are making a mistake.
     
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  9. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Starting the read now :)
     
  10. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    gratian_siliqua_clipped_rev_1.jpeg
    Gratian, AD 367-383. AR Siliqua, 16mm, 2.2g, 12h; Trier mint, 367-378. Obv.: DN GRATIANVS P F AVG; Pearl diademed draped cuirassed bust right. Rev.: VRBS - ROMA; Roma seated left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre // TRPS•Reference: RIC IX 27f Trier.
     
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