Though it has scratches and a hairline crack, this little Siliqua of Magnus Maximus was only $90. That's a win in my books! Back to the Cobas machine!!! Feel free to post your siliqua or bargain bin wins. Magnus Maximus AR Siliqua 383-388 CE Tier mint 18mm, 2.17 grams A few other Siliqua of his from Trier that I own. Magnus Maximus AR Siliqua 383-388 CE Tier mint 18mm, 2.06 grams Magnus Maximus AR Siliqua 383-388 CE Tier mint 18mm, 2.11 grams
My latest siliqua. Gratian, Western Roman Empire AR siliqua Obv: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right Rev: VRBS ROMA, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear Mint: Trier Mintmark: TRPS· Date: 367-383 AD Ref: RIC IX 46b
Dumb and Dumber...wrecked the Roman Empire in 378 CE at Adrianople. One for taking his sweet time to get there, engaging in needless campaigns along the way, the other for engaging in battle with an enemy he severely underestimated. Gratian Valens
I don't have any siliquae yet but I was wondering about the denomination. Do we have any idea how many large/small bronze coins equaled a siliqua? If we are talking AE4's then it must have been a lot. Maybe with AE2's it would be 5-10 pieces of bronze to the silver coin. And lastly siliquae seem almost rarer than solidi. I assume lots of them were melted down in the 5th century as the economy completed it's last phase of a total collapse which led to in-kind markets, penury, and eventually feudalism.
@ancient coin hunter That’s a great question, and one nobody really has a good answer to. This article kinda describes the Siliqua’s Role in the late Empire, but doesn’t talk about the exchange rate between the copper and silver coins. http://glebecoins.net/paleos/Notes/The_Siliqua/the_siliqua.html
Picked up this Julian II as Caesar for silly cheap from a recent auction, I think about $60? I've been seeing a lot of Julians lately... perhaps there was a recent hoard?
Nice pickup @Magnus Maximus My only siliqua (and only coin I own) of his, with a spelling error on reverse Magnus Maximus, Siliqua - Trier mint, 2nd officina D N MAG MAX IMVS P F AVG, draped, cuirassed and diademed bust right VIRTVS RO MASORVM (sic !!) Roma seated facing, holding globe and spear. TRPS at exergue 1.91 gr Ref : Cohen # 20 var, Roman coins # 4201 @Finn235, I find the style on your Julian II siliqua kind of "funny". Unusual at least Q
Great capture @Magnus Maximus ! One of mine: RI Valentinian II AD 375-392 AR Siliqua 18mm 1.8g Trier Victory wreath palm RIC IX 43
