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<p>[QUOTE="Clavdivs, post: 4547135, member: 93702"]I picked this coin up from an earlier FSR auction. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1125673[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>OBV: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, </b>Radiate bust, right</p><p><b>REV: IOVI CONSERVATORI, </b>Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and eagle-tipped sceptre, eagle at feet to right, sitting captive to right.</p><p>X IIΓ in the right field</p><p>Mintmark SMAL followed by officina A (1) in exerge</p><p>Alexandria 318-324AD</p><p>-----</p><p>I recently picked up Sear's Roman Coins and their Values volume IV and enjoyed the interesting comments Sear had regarding this issue:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><font size="4">“It has been suggested that the curious numerical formula on the reverse indicates a revaluation of the follis from 25 to 12 ½ denarii (Carson: “Coins of the Roman Empire” p167).</font></i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><font size="4">Also the remarkable adoption of the radiate imperial portrait on these folles may be connected with Licinius’ devotion to the sun-god Sol Invictus at a time when the survival of paganism was being threatened by the religious policy of Licinius’ western colleague Constantine.”</font></i></b></p><p><b><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></b></p><p><font size="4">I believe I have seen references to the X IIΓ mark previously here but do not recall if revaluation theory was agreed?</font></p><p><font size="4">Perhaps the radiate crown is more of a reference to this value change than Sol Invictus?.. as it was on the much earlier dupondius? That said I am only learning here and do not have enough knowledge of the coins of this era to really theorize. </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Any comments are appreciated.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clavdivs, post: 4547135, member: 93702"]I picked this coin up from an earlier FSR auction. [ATTACH=full]1125673[/ATTACH] [B]OBV: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, [/B]Radiate bust, right [B]REV: IOVI CONSERVATORI, [/B]Jupiter standing left, holding Victory on globe and eagle-tipped sceptre, eagle at feet to right, sitting captive to right. X IIΓ in the right field Mintmark SMAL followed by officina A (1) in exerge Alexandria 318-324AD ----- I recently picked up Sear's Roman Coins and their Values volume IV and enjoyed the interesting comments Sear had regarding this issue: [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [B][I][SIZE=4]“It has been suggested that the curious numerical formula on the reverse indicates a revaluation of the follis from 25 to 12 ½ denarii (Carson: “Coins of the Roman Empire” p167).[/SIZE][/I][/B] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [B][I][SIZE=4]Also the remarkable adoption of the radiate imperial portrait on these folles may be connected with Licinius’ devotion to the sun-god Sol Invictus at a time when the survival of paganism was being threatened by the religious policy of Licinius’ western colleague Constantine.” [/SIZE][/I][/B] [SIZE=4]I believe I have seen references to the X IIΓ mark previously here but do not recall if revaluation theory was agreed? Perhaps the radiate crown is more of a reference to this value change than Sol Invictus?.. as it was on the much earlier dupondius? That said I am only learning here and do not have enough knowledge of the coins of this era to really theorize. Any comments are appreciated.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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