Coin #1 – GTCTer 2019 (Guess the Owner of This Coin)

I went back and looked through a few of the posts that the volunteers have made and tried to make my decision based off that. I, like the majority of people so far, am waffling between @Curtisimo and @Valentinian. Not having a long history here in the ancients forum is doing me no favors. I am going to be playing this game almost purely on instinct (which is never very good!).

For this round, I am going to go with @Curtisimo. The photos of his that I saw do look pretty similar.
PS - I really like the reverse on the coin in question.

FFIVN and I don't have any coins of Maxentius but we do have one of his co-emperors, Maximinus II:

Maximinus II
Follis
311 AD
Obverse: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right
Reverse: GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, Γ to left, three dots to right
Mintmark MKV

 

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@Valentinian has a fantastic set of educational pages on the coins of the tetrarchy. For this reason, I guess that this coin is his.

Here are my two Maxentii:

Maxentius, Roman Empire, AE1 ("follis"), 307–308 AD, Ticinium mint. Obv: MAXENTIVS P F AVG; bust of Maxentius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, r. Rev: CONSERV VRB SVAE; Roma seated in hexastyle temple, holding globe and sceptre; in exergue, PT. 26mm, 7.06g. Ref: RIC VI Ticinium 95.


Maxentius, Roman Empire, AE "Follis", 309–312 AD, Ostia mint. Obv: IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, laureate head right. Rev: AETERNITAS AVG N, the Dioscuri standing facing each other, each holding sceptre and the reins of his horse; in exergue, MOSTQ. 24 mm, 5.38 g. Ref: RIC VI, 35 Q.

Been there, done that. The reactions vary, though. Some people simply don't know how to appreciate a solid footnote apparatus...

 

This is just the sort of coin that someone like @Al Kowsky would snack on.

I don't have Maxentius, but he most probably used to Hop on Pop:

Maximianus Herculius, AD 286-305
Ӕ Follis, 27mm, 8.6g, 12h; Ticinum mint, AD 295-296.
Obv.: IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; Laureate head right.
Rev.: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera over altar, left cornucopiae; star in left field // ST
RIC VI Ticinum 29b
From the YOC Collection via JAZ

 

I am a YN!
This is hard since I am only familiar with the posts of 3 of them.
I'm probably not knowledgeable enough to reasonably guess, however
I'm going to guess @Valentinian since his username is roman based and this is a pretty nice roman coin example. I'm not sure about @dougsmit since I think imperials arent his thing. It just as well could be any if the others but that is my uneducated guess.
Here is a coin that relates to my guess- A Valentinian

Valentinian I, AE3, Siscia. DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / GLORIA RO-MANORVM, Emperor in military dress, walking right, head left, holding labarum, dragging captive behind him. No fieldmarks. Mintmark: dot ΓSISC. RIC IX Siscia 5a, type ii.

 

I hesitated between @Curtisimo and @Valentinian. But I'm guessing at @Valentinian because the style of the write-up is like his.

 

I'll go for @Parthicus because he's sitting alone (together with @Al Kowsky, but one has to make decisions sometimes ) as nobody voted for him yet !

Also because Ostia has never been invaded by parthians

Here are two Ostia mint coins of the period :


Maxentius, Follis - Ostia mint, 3rd officina AD 309
IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, Laureate head of Maxentius right
AET ERNITAS AVGN, Dioscuri facing each other, holding their horse by bridle. Between them she wolf suckling Remus and Romulus. MOSTΓ at exergue
7.43 gr
Ref : Cohen # 10, RCV # 14976 (100), RIC VI # 16



Romulus, follis - Posthumous issue under the reign of his father Maxentius
Ostia mint, 1st officina, AD 309-310
DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS, Bare head of Romulus right
AETERNAE MEMORIAE, Temple with domed roof surmounted by eagle, M OST P at exergue
7.35 gr
RCV # 15050 (550), Cohen #6, RIC VI # 34

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As a side note, don't forget I've been a young collector for 50 years now : you can't imagine the efforts, struggle and sacrifices it means to constantly be a coin addict for so long

 

I'm going with @dougsmit ......'Roman economics' and I seem to remember he said his budget for coin purchases had been reduced since he retired....Its a nice coin that wouldn't break the bank....Here's one of mine...
Maxentius AE Follis, Rome. AD 306-312...23/25mm diameter..6.92gr
Obverse..IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, laureate head right.
Reverse..CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated front, head left, shield at her side, within hexastyle temple, holding globe and sceptre, wreath in pediment, knobs as acroteria.
Mintmark RBS. RIC VI Rome 210; Sear 14987.

 

I totally think it's Valentinian because the coin suits him.

Can we get a working copy of the NES Coin Hunt? That would be epic!

Here's one of my faves the man himself, Valentinian:



Erin

 

i'm going to narrow it down to 2...Curtis or Warren...that's my guess...

 

Your addiction has paid off with a fantastic collection my friend. Great examples.

As for Parthians in Ostia... sounds like Crassus's worst nightmare!

Ah come on ominus... don't leave me hanging brother . We need a final answer

 

..ok...i think you BOTH own this coin...isn't that true mr. Curtismo?!?...

 

I'm a little late to this, but not too late I think. I will vote for @Valentinian, since my usage of this site's search function tells me that he has used the word 'economics' (part of this coin's description) more than any of the other possible owners

Anyway, here is my only coin of Maxentius. It is from an old collection, with a tag that looks at least 70 years old, but sadly no name is attached. It has a nice brownish-black patina that comes across a little too shiny in my rudimentary photo set up.


Follis of Maxentius, struck at Rome AD 310-11. RIC VI 258
Obverse: IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, laureate bust right
Reverse: CONSERV VRB SVAE, Roma seated facing, head left, on shield, within a hexastyle temple. Right hand holding globe, left hand holding scepter. Wreath in pediment.

 

Adding an entry late in the game, it is a tough call for me between Valentinian (13 posts referencing Maxentius) and dougsmit (39 posts referencing Maxentius), so I am going with @Al Kowsky as I think he once commented on the "boyish bangs" of Maxentius.

I have no coins of Maxentius - so I will share this one of his eastern co-emperor (AD 306-311) and father-in-law (he married Valeria Maximilla daughter of Galerius):

Galerius, as Caesar (AD 293-305)
AE Follis (8.48g, 31mm)
Mint: Heraclea, 3rd officina c. 296-297
Obv: GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head of Galerius right
Rev: GENIO POPV-L-I ROMANI, Genius standing facing, modius on head left, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, patera in right hand from which liquor flows, cornucopia in left; HTΓ in exergue.

 

Great coin Erin. You get an extra chance for recognizing my duck hunt reference . I used to love that game.

 

Great coins @Svarog . Did you want to take a guess at the owner of the OP as well?

 

Everyone still has a few hours to take a guess if you still want to participate! Round 2 will post this afternoon.

Also as a reminder to everyone that is voting in the poll but hasn’t commented with a guess please remember that only comments in the thread will be eligible for the prizes. Also, only comments will be counted for the end of game statistics I will post after Round 5.

 

I am going to say it is @Valentinian.
@TIF is a very active member here and used a lot of information in Her decision, She has done all the homework and has convinced me it is @Valentinian
I have not been in this forum long enough to know enough to make a good guess , but plan on being here till I die.
I do not have a coin of Maxentius yet so Ill post one of mine that is kind of close.



Maximianus, Follis, mint Hereclea RIC VI 19b 10.95 grams

 

This round is now closed to new entries

However, if you missed this round don't worry. We still have several rounds to go and you can you can get on the fun in Round 2. Plenty of fun and prizes left to be had.

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Coin #2 – GTCTer 2019 (Guess the Owner of This Coin)

 

I reviewed threads started by Al Kowski and guess that this is Al’s Coin.