Project idea.... Republican Serrated 3.0 - 4 g (early imperial) Copper added (Nero-sev. Timeline) Bronze (Aurelian) Limes Fouree Error (optional) I think that's it. Should I add the double denarius to this?
I just think it would be cool to have an example of each. I'm trying to focus in on something while keeping the cost at bay. Idk yet, I don't really want to do an imperial type set.... Stainless
I just think it would be cool to have an example of each. I'm trying to focus in on something while keeping the cost at bay. Idk yet, I don't really want to do an imperial type set.... Stainless
Might want to through in one of those small bronze laureates from Diocletian's tetrarchy. They're usually thought to have been tariffed at the value of 1 denarius, so one could argue that they were the last of the denarii.
When you collect in a pattern it is your decision what pattern to use. I agree with Gao that the small Diocletian might fit but should you also have a silver denarius of Carausius (not cheap in any grade) which is called denarius by collectors but I'll bet never passed in trade at half of an antoninianus/radiate. I'd probably add a Gordian III denarius as the last reasonably priced coin of the old style. Sure there are some from Philip and Decius but those get ridiculous in price. If you really want to show off for a small price, add one of the Licinius radiate types with the XII< on the reverse which at least some scholars consider showing that the coin was valued at 12 1/2 denarii of account after he devalued the old versions which were 25 denarii. Is that the last reference to the denarius on a coin? I'm not up on that one but it is what comes to mind. The question is what you want to do. My collecting style does not follow this pattern (I just buy coins I like) but that doesn't mean you shouldn't. If there is one thing I like about ancients it is that there are no Whitman folders that make me ashamed that I don't have an 1856 Flying Eagle (compare the number of extant coins to the number of folders made with a space for one). You can decide what types fit in your type set or whether you even want a type set.
