Some of you have seen me post this one elsewhere on the internet, buts its one of my nicer coins so I'd thought I'd put it up here as well for all to enjoy. It's my one and only Roman coin from Carthage and I was instantly drawn to it the moment I first laid eyes on it. Sorry about the glare in the photos. Maximian's bio here: http://www.roman-emperors.org/maxherc.htm Obv: IMP MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, laureate bust right Rev: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthage standing left, holding fruits in both hands, I in left field, B in ex, Carthage RIC VI 31b (hold cursor over the photo to make it larger)
VK, awesome ive been toying about buying this coin after i saw yours and i think Martin's..very nice details and well centered...:thumb::thumb:
I tend to be bored of Tetrarchy coins due to their portrait styles and most having the same reverses so I have never seen this type. Its nice to see something different.
I love the LRBs that are struck on oversize flans as you get the complete details of the coin. And that one is well-struck with beautiful, smooth surfaces. As far as the head goes, I know that after Diocletian the celators were less and less concerned with accurate depiction of the emperors, but there are still discernibly distinct styles that occur from era to era, and from mint to mint. Medoraman calls that style art-deco, but that's hardly a good term as art-deco was still 1700 years to come. I just call those coins thick heads. I have a thick-headed Licinius...
Thanks for the comments everyone. I was too until recently. They have started to grow on me; especially the Genio Popvli Romani coins.
Very nice coin! I like those Carthago coins, but haven't gotten around to getting one yet. So many coins! lol
Here is one of my examples of the reverse type. Maxentius as Caesar - RIC VI Carthage 51a Obv:- M AVR MAXENTIVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right Rev:- SALVIS AVGG ET CAES FEL KART, Carthage standing facing, head left, holding up fruits in both hands Struck in Carthage late 306 A.D. H in left field, Delta in exe. References:- RIC VI Carthage 51a This is the only bronze type to show Maxentius as Caesar and is quite scarce.
My only late Roman from Carthage (well, the only one in decent shape) Constantius I AE Follis OBV: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right (large head type) REV: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, in long robe, holding fruits in both hands. Mintmark Gamma Struck at Carthage, 298-299 AD 7.41g, 28mm RIC VI 32a
I used to think this about the Tetrarchy, whats all the fuss? the're all the same! Now its all I'm interested in, to be fair I'm more interested in the history behind the coins than the coins themselves, I still refuse to call myself a coin collector, I just 'like history and enjoy handling and owning artifacts that relate to it'. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C - Bust right, Laureate. GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius, naked standing left, modus on head holding patera and cornucopiae. 296AD - RIC VI Lugdunum 17a (p243) C VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C - Bust right, Laureate. GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius, naked standing left, modus on head holding patera and cornucopiae. 296AD - RIC VI Lugdunum 17b (p243) IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG - Bust right, Laureate. GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius, naked standing left, modus on head holding patera and cornucopiae. 295-296AD - RIC VI Lugdunum 14a (p243) IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG - Bust right, Laureate. GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI - Genius, naked standing left, modus on head holding patera and cornucopiae. 295-296AD - RIC VI Lugdunum 14b (p243) The Tetrarchy, why it happened and where it went, those who were involved and the outcome for Constantine, Licinius, Severus II, Maximinus II, the Empire and Europe at large are for me as interesting as anything that happened elsewhere in the Empire at any other time. I guess we all need our own niches and thats what makes collecting interesting. Besides, if everyone wanted what I did it would be a far more expensive pursuit, long live personal preference :smile
