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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3637790, member: 98035"]Nice coins all!</p><p><br /></p><p>I still need to eventually get around to buying a "nice" one of these, preferably with the DIVO CLAVDIO GOTHICO obverse legend on a full size, round flan.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a small handful, but apparently only have two imaged. Both are likely related to the negligence and subsequent execution of the Roman mint master Felicissimus, and the subsequent rebellion and flight of his employees, who purportedly continued making barbarous copies of these coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>First is an official Rome mint antoninianus, muled with a Quintillus reverse, PAX AVGVSTI</p><p>[ATTACH=full]976318[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Second may be a post-revolt type after the eagle; it is only a little smaller than the official pieces, has no visible legend, and is of considerably higher skill than your typical "barb"</p><p>[ATTACH=full]976319[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It's still in my "to image" list, but I did recently pick up a Claudius II posthumous minted about 40 years later by Constantine - Except for the early Restoration issues and of course Decius' issues, I believe this is the only time an emperor was honored so long after his death.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd also be curious to know - I wonder whether these, the posthumous Constantine, or the Diva Faustina I denarii would take the trophy as the most extensive and common of all Roman posthumous issues?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3637790, member: 98035"]Nice coins all! I still need to eventually get around to buying a "nice" one of these, preferably with the DIVO CLAVDIO GOTHICO obverse legend on a full size, round flan. I have a small handful, but apparently only have two imaged. Both are likely related to the negligence and subsequent execution of the Roman mint master Felicissimus, and the subsequent rebellion and flight of his employees, who purportedly continued making barbarous copies of these coins. First is an official Rome mint antoninianus, muled with a Quintillus reverse, PAX AVGVSTI [ATTACH=full]976318[/ATTACH] Second may be a post-revolt type after the eagle; it is only a little smaller than the official pieces, has no visible legend, and is of considerably higher skill than your typical "barb" [ATTACH=full]976319[/ATTACH] It's still in my "to image" list, but I did recently pick up a Claudius II posthumous minted about 40 years later by Constantine - Except for the early Restoration issues and of course Decius' issues, I believe this is the only time an emperor was honored so long after his death. I'd also be curious to know - I wonder whether these, the posthumous Constantine, or the Diva Faustina I denarii would take the trophy as the most extensive and common of all Roman posthumous issues?[/QUOTE]
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