this checks two of those boxes --an argenteus from Carthage [ATTACH] Constantius I AD 296- 298 AR Argenteus 18mm 2.7g CONSTANTIVS CAES;...
strange that nobody has responded to this topic
two new MAX pickups [ATTACH] Maximinus II A.D. 306- 307 22x24mm 5.9gm GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES; laureate head right. VIRTVS EXERCITVS;...
I also noticed in your description that she and her husband were regarded as the first Imperial Christians; but I really doubt that and even...
It's a nice example, but it is an antoninianus
On my page I make a distinction between counterfeits and unofficial coinage. Counterfeits were made to deceive; while most of the unofficial...
If the fact that some LRB's contain iron is surprising, get ready to be really surprised-- some LRB's are radioactive. The metal Indium is...
Some ancient coins have a bit of iron in the mix. I have a page on metallurgy with the composition of some LRB's....
There are quite a few books written on the subject of bronze and patinas...my favorite (I only have two on the topic) is Copper and Bronze in...
the double cornucopia started with John Hyrcanus I, then Judah Aristoblus I, then Alexander Jannaeus and continued with Salome Alexandra as Regent...
I thought that I should add this great website that shows the different aspects of Mars, you can figure out what Mars is up to just by his pose...
if anyone is interested in Maxentian coinage, you can't go wrong with this-- Le Monnayage De Maxence (306-312 APRES J.-C.) by Vincent Drost [ATTACH]
All the Western mints issued this type, so Arles and Aquileia also. Before it closed, Ostia also issued MARTI CONSERVATORI types with Mars advancing.
There was a monetary reform in 318, old coins were probably officially removed from circulation, plus the new VLPP had more silver content.
I don't agree with that. For instance, you think that the 2019 volume of RIC on Hadrian is not useful now because of the internet? Even older...
This isn't my first Licinius, but it is my latest, -- an IOVI overstruck with a unofficial Constantine VLPP [ATTACH]
Licinius fought against Constantine twice-- in A.D.316 and 324.
Yes, that is the other example that I have seen.
This coin is not listed in RIC or Bastien's Le Monnayage de L'Atelier de Lyon...I know of at least one other example though. It should come after...
I had an example with the same style of cornucopia, done by the same engraver. [ATTACH]
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