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still needed: Edict of Milan related
(I can't do any better than "issued in the same year")

 

Edict of Milan related:

Maximinus II AD 310-313 Antioch
Follis AE, "Persecution issue"
Obv: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI; Jupiter enthroned left, holding globe in right and scepter in left hand
Rev: VICTOR-IA AVGG; Victory advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond in left; Δ in left field, Є right field; ANT in exergue.

Active persecution of Christians during the reign of Maximinus II reached its height during 310-313 in Nicomedia, Antioch, and Alexandria. The major mint cities struck a series of small bronzes honoring the Roman gods - Jupiter, Apollo, Tyche, Serapis among them. The persecutions subsided in AD 313 as a result of the Edict of Milan, jointly issued by Constantine and Licinius which proclaimed a policy of religious freedom, and returned confiscated property to the Christians.

Next up: perhaps a coin of Severus II

 

Severus II follis Cyzicus


Next: A coin of the first emperor with Severus in his name

 

Tough one ... how about THIS one, issued by Marcus Didius Severus Julianus?


Manlia Scantilla, wife of Didius Julianus, Augusta, AD 193
Roman Æ Sestertius; 29mm, 22.62 g, 12:00
Rome mint, AD 193 Obv: MANLIA SCANTILLA AVG, draped bust right
Rev: IVNO REGINA SC, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter; to left, peacock at feet, standing left, head turned up
Refs: RIC 18a; BMCRE 36; Cohen 6; RCV 6083; Woodward, Didius, dies 6/- (unlisted rev. die); Banti 2.

Next: Woman with a very similar hairstyle to this coin.

 

Someone once told me that my Julia Domna / Juno sestertius was rare because so many of them had been tooled into Manlia Scantilla coins.

Congratulations on knowing the answer even if you did not have the coin. I don't have a Didius Severus Julianus either.
Next: Someone with Julianus in their name that is not usually called Julian I.
Next:

 

I proposed these were struck in 300, but I like the coin.

 

To make sure we've hit 313:

(Well, OK, it could be earlier, but the weight at 3.73g suggests no earlier than 312.)

Those are two of my favourite lrbs so the next theme is: your favourite lrb (or at least one of your top five)

 

Constantine I as Caesar ae follis Serdica mint RIC 28 306-307 A.D. Next Coin Galerius

 

GALERIUS
AR Argenteus. 3.36g, 18.4mm. Rome mint, circa AD 295-297. RIC 35b. O: MAXIMIANVS CAES, laureate head right. R: PROVIDENTIA AVGG, the four Tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure; Γ in exergue.

Next: 4th century Roman silver

 

Constantius II AR siliqua Thessalonika

Next: 5th century AD silver

 

Thank you for mentioning - I was very pleased to find your thread on this topic and link to your website:
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/antioch-civic-coinage-part-ii-1000th-post.338722/

 

5th century AD silver
Sasanian, Peroz I, ca. AD 457-484, AR drachm
Obv: Pahlavi legend, bust of Peroz I facing, head right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder
Rev: Pahlavi legend, fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames
Size: 4.11g, 27.3mm

Next: any medieval coin

 

Medieval


FRANCE PHILIPPE IV LE BEL CE 1285-1314 AR 25mm GROS TOURNOIS À L'O ROND AR 25mm DUPLESSY 213 - Killed off Knights Templar Friday 13 October 1307


Next up: KYRENAIKA (Cyrenaica)

 

KYRENAIKA, Barke
480-450 BC
AR hemidrachm, 13 mm, 1.57 gm
Obv: silphium plant
Rev: head of Zeus Ammon right within linear frame, B A P K around
Ref: (which I have not checked) Müller MAA 301. Very rare.

Next: silphium

 

Thanks, I spent a year researching the series and didn't think many cared about them due to the lack of interest in the thread. Glad you liked it.

 

My AE16 of Kyrene is unusual since it shows three plants radiating from a common center rather than the usual single plant.

Can anyone provide a link to a good looking one i either metal?
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5097822
Next: a coin with three of something else arranged in a pattern

 

CARIA, Mylasa
AE18. 4.09g, 17.9mm. CARIA, Mylasa, struck under Eupolemos, Strategos for Kassander, circa 314 BC. SNG Copenhagen (Macedonia) 1168-9. O: Three overlapping shields, with spearheads on bosses. R: EYΠO / ΛEMOY, Sword in sheath; monogram to left.
Notes: Eupolemos was a military commander under Kassander who was sent to invade Caria, a region held by Antigonos the One-Eyed, in 314 BC. These coins bearing his name were probably struck at Mylasa for use by his troops.

Next: Antigonos I Monophthalmos

 

Antigonas I "The one eyed" Tetradrachm Susa mint 316-312 B.C. In the name and types of Alexander III. Next coin Seleukos I

 

SELEUKID KINGDOM. Seleukos I Nikator
AE14. 2.35g, 14.3mm. Sardes mint, circa 312-281 BC. SC 6.1; HGC 9, 107a. O: Winged head of Medusa (resembling Alexander the Great) right. R: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΣΕΛΕΥΚOY, Bull butting right; control: monogram ΣΙ between hind legs.

Next: Ptolemy I Soter