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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 8184993, member: 44316"]The last one looks like the prototype was a coin of Valentinian III. Maybe one of these two types:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1431674[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AE4. ROMA</p><p>gateway, star above</p><p>c.440-455 [<i>RIC</i> p. 174-5]</p><p>Only for Valentinian III.</p><p><font size="4">11 mm. 1.57 grams. </font></p><p><font size="4"><i>RIC</i> X 2164 (Rome, R4) p. 381, 1 photo, plate 53.</font></p><p><font size="4">Sear V 21306</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]1431678[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">AE4. VOT PVB</font></p><p><font size="4">Gateway with turrets, usually with officina number between. Also known as "camp gate" or "city gate".</font></p><p><font size="4">?c.430-?c.437 [RIC p. 173] 435? [DO]</font></p><p><font size="4">Only for Valentinian III. Only at Rome. See <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type71.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type71.html" rel="nofollow">Type 71</a> for more discussion.</font></p><p><font size="4">RIC says, "A gateway may denote an imperial Adventus, but it is worth noting that earthquakes in 429 and 443 gave rise to considerable concern about the walls and other public buildings in the city." "The legend, which specifically refers to the festival of 3 January, was often associated with consular issues." <i>RIC</i> p. 173. "All bronzes of this period omit PLA [in the obverse legend]" RIC p. 173.</font></p><p><font size="4"><i>DOC</i> 852 says "it is not clear to which occasion the inscription belongs (435?)" p. 239. "there is an alternative legend CAS-TRA" (<a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type82.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type82.html" rel="nofollow">Type 82</a>) p.239 [which is always crude and rarely clear].</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Coins of Valentinian III are so poorly produced that the cited coin might be official, even with its irregular flan shape. </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 8184993, member: 44316"]The last one looks like the prototype was a coin of Valentinian III. Maybe one of these two types: [ATTACH=full]1431674[/ATTACH] AE4. ROMA gateway, star above c.440-455 [[I]RIC[/I] p. 174-5] Only for Valentinian III. [SIZE=4]11 mm. 1.57 grams. [I]RIC[/I] X 2164 (Rome, R4) p. 381, 1 photo, plate 53. Sear V 21306 [ATTACH=full]1431678[/ATTACH] AE4. VOT PVB Gateway with turrets, usually with officina number between. Also known as "camp gate" or "city gate". ?c.430-?c.437 [RIC p. 173] 435? [DO] Only for Valentinian III. Only at Rome. See [URL='http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type71.html']Type 71[/URL] for more discussion. RIC says, "A gateway may denote an imperial Adventus, but it is worth noting that earthquakes in 429 and 443 gave rise to considerable concern about the walls and other public buildings in the city." "The legend, which specifically refers to the festival of 3 January, was often associated with consular issues." [I]RIC[/I] p. 173. "All bronzes of this period omit PLA [in the obverse legend]" RIC p. 173. [I]DOC[/I] 852 says "it is not clear to which occasion the inscription belongs (435?)" p. 239. "there is an alternative legend CAS-TRA" ([URL='http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type82.html']Type 82[/URL]) p.239 [which is always crude and rarely clear]. Coins of Valentinian III are so poorly produced that the cited coin might be official, even with its irregular flan shape. [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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