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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;corvusconstantius, post: 8212692, member: 123797&quot;]A few random questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>What was the first &quot;Personification reclining coin&quot;. The coins that spring to mind are Hadrian&#039;s travel series coins of Aegyptos, Africa, Nilus etc. However, I have noticed that Severus has one of Africa, Postumus has one of the Rhine, and there are probably others I am missing. My question is, was Hadrian the first emperor to utilise such a reverse style or was there someone before, who was the first? I suppose Trajan&#039;s &quot;Via Traiana&quot; is sort of reclining?</p><p><br /></p><p>What is going on with the Constantine era reverses with the radiate crown? Did these coins represent a different value? Were they a continuation of the tetrarchic fractional radiates? They seem to be most popular with Constantine II and Licinius I, but maybe the market does not represent a historical reality.</p><p><br /></p><p>What was the significance of coins representing games having a column reverse? I&#039;ve noticed this on Domitian&#039;s Ludi coins and Philip&#039;s Saecular games coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s going on with Maxentian reverses? For such a short reign he has a wide array of fascinating reverses. Most of these seem to relate to Roman myths, is he simply trying to drum up support in the Capital and home of the Empire where he resides? Is there any evidence of some wider and overt pro-Rome policy of Maxentius that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why do some of the imperial mantle coins have such bizarre proportions? I am referring mainly to Diocletian and Maximian abdication Folles. Some of them appear to be pretty lifelike in proportion, but others have massive heads and tiny hands? I can&#039;t think of any other earlier portraits with this style, with similar coins of Probus etc. always being in proportion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why are all the Commodus are Hercules coins on the market in such horrific condition? Did the coinage of the empire decline at the end of Commodus&#039; reign, were they only issued for a short time, or have all the good ones already found a permanent home in someone&#039;s collection?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll come back if I think of more. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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