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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7549559, member: 44316"]<font size="4">Late Roman AE coins of the mid fourth century and later commonly have obverse legend which begins with the title "DN" for "Dominus Noster" ("Our Lord"). I wrote an educational web page which discusses the initial issues which use that title for the emperor. </font></p><p><font size="4"><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/DN.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/DN.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/DN.html</a></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1302582[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">Minted by Constantine for <b>Maximian</b> during his second reign, but before Constantine recognized Maximian as an active Augustus.</font></p><p><font size="5">27-26 mm. 7.98 grams.</font></p><p><font size="5">This is the first AE type to use "DN" after the retirement issues of Diocletian and Maximian. </font></p><p><font size="5"><b>DN</b> MAXIMIANO PF <b>S</b> AVG [DN and S for "Senior" circled in purple]</font></p><p><font size="5"><b>D</b>omino <b>N</b>ostro ... <b>P</b>io <b>F</b>elici <b>S</b>eniori <b>AVG</b>gusto </font></p><p><font size="5">"For our lord Maximian, religious/pious and lucky/fortunate senior Augustus" </font></p><p><font size="5">Struck c. 307 at Lugdunum (Lyons) by Constantine for Maximian (in time interval (3) below). </font></p><p><font size="5">GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing.</font></p><p><font size="5">altar to left, N in field right, PLC in exergue.</font></p><p><font size="5"><i>RIC</i> VI Lugdunum 206 "c. Spring 307". This issue includes coins of Constantine and Maximinus II as Caesars and Galerius as Augustus.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">The title "DN" was initiated in 305 and became the usual title in 348. In between some coins have it and many don't. Can you show us a coin from before the FEL TEMP REPARTIO reform of 348 with the title "DN"? </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7549559, member: 44316"][SIZE=4]Late Roman AE coins of the mid fourth century and later commonly have obverse legend which begins with the title "DN" for "Dominus Noster" ("Our Lord"). I wrote an educational web page which discusses the initial issues which use that title for the emperor. [URL]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/DN.html[/URL][/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1302582[/ATTACH] [SIZE=5]Minted by Constantine for [B]Maximian[/B] during his second reign, but before Constantine recognized Maximian as an active Augustus. 27-26 mm. 7.98 grams. This is the first AE type to use "DN" after the retirement issues of Diocletian and Maximian. [B]DN[/B] MAXIMIANO PF [B]S[/B] AVG [DN and S for "Senior" circled in purple] [B]D[/B]omino [B]N[/B]ostro ... [B]P[/B]io [B]F[/B]elici [B]S[/B]eniori [B]AVG[/B]gusto "For our lord Maximian, religious/pious and lucky/fortunate senior Augustus" [/SIZE] [SIZE=5]Struck c. 307 at Lugdunum (Lyons) by Constantine for Maximian (in time interval (3) below). GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing. altar to left, N in field right, PLC in exergue.[/SIZE] [SIZE=5][I]RIC[/I] VI Lugdunum 206 "c. Spring 307". This issue includes coins of Constantine and Maximinus II as Caesars and Galerius as Augustus.[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]The title "DN" was initiated in 305 and became the usual title in 348. In between some coins have it and many don't. Can you show us a coin from before the FEL TEMP REPARTIO reform of 348 with the title "DN"? [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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