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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 4589036, member: 44316"]The real difference is that on the earlier one Mars is naked below the waist and on the later one he is not. Artistic sensibilities were changing in the early 4th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Under the First Tetrarchy, until 305, numerous male figures were depicted naked. At Trier during the Second Tetrarchy, under Constantius as Augustus (305-306), Genius begins naked and changes to "loins draped" in the second issue. The trend to clothe previously naked figures continued under Constantine. The GENIO POP ROM type which he initiated is draped at his mints:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136116[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine as Caesar, 306-307, at Trier. RIC Trier 719. 28-26 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>But Genius is still naked in the east:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136120[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine as FIL AVG at Alexandria. Genius is naked.25 mm. RIC Alexandria 100b. "late 308-310."</p><p><br /></p><p>Sol was depicted naked:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136121[/ATTACH]</p><p>Constantine as Augustus at Lugdunum (Lyon), RIC Lugdunum 309, "c. 309-310."</p><p><br /></p><p>until Sol wasn't naked:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136123[/ATTACH]</p><p>Maximinus II at Antioch. Struck 310-311. RIC Antioch 154.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are still naked figures after 317:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136128[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine II became Caesar in 317 and Sol is still naked at Arles.</p><p><br /></p><p>This could make a thread of its own. I wonder if the change is related to religion?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 4589036, member: 44316"]The real difference is that on the earlier one Mars is naked below the waist and on the later one he is not. Artistic sensibilities were changing in the early 4th century. Under the First Tetrarchy, until 305, numerous male figures were depicted naked. At Trier during the Second Tetrarchy, under Constantius as Augustus (305-306), Genius begins naked and changes to "loins draped" in the second issue. The trend to clothe previously naked figures continued under Constantine. The GENIO POP ROM type which he initiated is draped at his mints: [ATTACH=full]1136116[/ATTACH] Constantine as Caesar, 306-307, at Trier. RIC Trier 719. 28-26 mm. But Genius is still naked in the east: [ATTACH=full]1136120[/ATTACH] Constantine as FIL AVG at Alexandria. Genius is naked.25 mm. RIC Alexandria 100b. "late 308-310." Sol was depicted naked: [ATTACH=full]1136121[/ATTACH] Constantine as Augustus at Lugdunum (Lyon), RIC Lugdunum 309, "c. 309-310." until Sol wasn't naked: [ATTACH=full]1136123[/ATTACH] Maximinus II at Antioch. Struck 310-311. RIC Antioch 154. There are still naked figures after 317: [ATTACH=full]1136128[/ATTACH] Constantine II became Caesar in 317 and Sol is still naked at Arles. This could make a thread of its own. I wonder if the change is related to religion?[/QUOTE]
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