Broken Siliqua

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  1. Romancollector

    Romancollector Well-Known Member

    Hi everyone,

    Has anyone ever had a siliqua or something similar that broke?

    It has a tiny flan crack, but it is not where the coin actually broke.

    One of mine seemingly cracked clean in half, but I didn't drop it or squish it. I just keep it in a binder and have not removed it from its slot or handled it. Today, I opened the binder and turned to its page to see that it was broken. I should also add that there are far more delicate coins in the same binder, so I'm assuming it is not a problem related to its storage.

    Just wondering if this happened to anyone else or if there's a possible explanation.
     
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  3. Orange Julius

    Orange Julius Well-Known Member

    Under certain burial circumstances, silver can become brittle and crystallized. These coins can break easily. I have a drachm of Alexander and a couple denari that have chipped or broken too. It happens. A while ago someone posted a Nero denarius that broke in the same way.

    The drachm was broken before I bought it... which was why it only cost me $11 (Beer made me buy it). The seller tried to glue it but the results were not great. Sorry that happened to your coin.
     
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  4. Romancollector

    Romancollector Well-Known Member

    @Orange Julius Thanks for the explanation. Given the appearance of the coin in the area where it broke, it seems very probable that it crystallized... too bad. I’m hoping to fix it, but it seems more likely that I’m going to have to replace it.
     
  5. Terence Cheesman

    Terence Cheesman Well-Known Member

    A friend of mine sat on his Constantine III Siliqua and broke it into three pieces.Needless to say he doesn't do that anymore.
     
  6. Romancollector

    Romancollector Well-Known Member

    @Terence Cheesman that's a shame! Mine was just in its flip in a binder, never handled, dropped...etc.
     
  7. SIliquae

    SIliquae Well-Known Member

    This one was prepared by a professional that I found in France. NotInRic, it was very important to put the 3 pieces in one! !


    CONSTANT - SISCIA - RIC VIII NotInRic
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    Crédit photo: © Siliquae

    Silique, 337-340, NotInRIC
    A / FL IVL CONS-TANS PF AVG
    Flavius Iulius Constans Pius Felix Augustus., Flavius Jules Constans Pieux et Heureux Auguste. [/ i]

    Buste à droite, drapé et cuirassé, tête diadémée (Rosettes).
    R / VICTORIA DD NN AVG // SIS
    Victoria Dominorum Nostrorum Augustorum, La Victoire de nos seigneurs augustes

    La Victoire drapée assise à gauche sur une cuirasse et un bouclier, tournée à droite, les ailes déployées, écrivant de la main droite VOT / X / MVL / XX en quatre lignes sur un bouclier soutenu par un génie (angelot) nu debout à droite , tourné à gauche.

    Argent 900/1000, Poids: 2,1 Gr, Diamètre: 20,1 mm, hache des pièces: 0h
    RIC VIII NotInRic, RSC manque [/ td] [/ tr] [/ table]

    Commentaires:
    Emission en Cn6 / D4. VOT / X / MVL / XX. La victoire, allégorie de la légende du revers fait sans doute allusion à celle de Constant sur les Sarmates en juin 338 (et non 339 comme l'indique le RIC).
    Il s'agit bien d'une missions quinquennales pour Constans à Siscia (VOT / V / MVL / X). La cinquième année d'augustat de Constans étant le 25 décembre 338, la formule devrait naturellement faire référence aux voeux quinquenaux / suscepta et à une date antérieure aux célébrations du cinquième anniversaire, donc fin 338. Ladatation de cette émission, si elle confirme bien une émission officielle pour Constant, serait donc 06/338 - 12/338. Mais on ne peut non plus faire abstraction d'une émission postume ou hybride ...

    L'émission en SIS est frappée pour les monnaies d'or au début de la période. C'est la période à laquelle les titulatures de Constans passent de MAX AVG à PF AVG. Les émissions contemporaines sont distribuées de la façon suivante:
    VOT XX MVL (T) XXX Constantin II
    VOT X MVL (T) XX Constance II
    VOT V MVL (T) X Constans

    Cette monnaie est en argent pur, non fourée.
    Elle a été réparée par l'atelier "o fil du temps" (ofildutemps@yahoo.fr).

    Fiche de la monnaie sur la base Siliquae
     
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