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<p>[QUOTE="Victor_Clark, post: 25109012, member: 10613"]I have this one modified as a solidus weight</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602710[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Maximianus</font></p><p><font size="4">A.D. 308- 309</font></p><p><font size="4">24mm 4.3g</font></p><p><font size="4">GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right.</font></p><p><font size="4">VIRTVTI E-XERCITVS; Mars advancing, naked but for flowing chlamys; right holding spear, left trophy over shoulder; in left field B</font></p><p><font size="4">In ex. [MKV]</font></p><p><font size="4">RIC VI Cyzicus 47</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>and this <font size="4">Constantine I coin with CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE reverse from Constantinople. It was cut down to weigh 1.5 grams (12mm) for use as a tremissis weight.</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]1602711[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">here are some more modified coins used as solidus weights</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]1602712[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Maxentius</font></p><p><font size="4">A.D. 309- 312</font></p><p><font size="4">20mm 4.3g</font></p><p><font size="4">IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG; laureate head right.</font></p><p><font size="4">AETERNITAS AVG N; Castor and Pollux standing facing each other, each leaning on sceptre with outer left arm and holding bridled horse.</font></p><p><font size="4">In ex. MOSTS</font></p><p><font size="4">RIC VI Ostia 35</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602713[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Decentius</font></p><p><font size="4">A.D. 350-3</font></p><p><font size="4">19mm 4.4g</font></p><p><font size="4">D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES; bare-headed & cuirassed bust right.</font></p><p><font size="4">SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES; large Chi-Rho flanked by A-W; S/✶ across fields.</font></p><p><font size="4">In ex. [????]</font></p><p><font size="4">RIC VIII Lyons 171, 173, 175</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Victor_Clark, post: 25109012, member: 10613"]I have this one modified as a solidus weight [ATTACH=full]1602710[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]Maximianus A.D. 308- 309 24mm 4.3g GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right. VIRTVTI E-XERCITVS; Mars advancing, naked but for flowing chlamys; right holding spear, left trophy over shoulder; in left field B In ex. [MKV] RIC VI Cyzicus 47[/SIZE] and this [SIZE=4]Constantine I coin with CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE reverse from Constantinople. It was cut down to weigh 1.5 grams (12mm) for use as a tremissis weight. [ATTACH=full]1602711[/ATTACH] here are some more modified coins used as solidus weights [ATTACH=full]1602712[/ATTACH] Maxentius A.D. 309- 312 20mm 4.3g IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG; laureate head right. AETERNITAS AVG N; Castor and Pollux standing facing each other, each leaning on sceptre with outer left arm and holding bridled horse. In ex. MOSTS RIC VI Ostia 35 [/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1602713[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Decentius A.D. 350-3 19mm 4.4g D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES; bare-headed & cuirassed bust right. SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES; large Chi-Rho flanked by A-W; S/✶ across fields. In ex. [????] RIC VIII Lyons 171, 173, 175 [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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