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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cucumbor, post: 2631671, member: 4298&quot;]A <i>very </i>interesting thread, for some reason I love plate coins (I wonder why though....)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0561-410~1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b> Roman Provincial, DOMITIUS DOMITIANUS, Octadrachm, EMMETT, Alexandrian coins - # 4241/2 </b></p><p><br /></p><p>DOMITIUS DOMITIANUS, EGYPT, Octadrachm</p><p>Alexandria mint, AD 296-297</p><p>ΔOMITI-ANOC CEB, Radiate bust of Domitius right</p><p>No legend, Serapis going right, LB in field (regnal year 2)</p><p>12.79 gr</p><p>Ref : Emmett, Alexandrian coins #4241/2 this coin), RCV # 12982 (2000), Sear # 4801 var (It&#039;s actually an hexadrachm in Sear)</p><p>Domitius Domitianus, stationed in Egypt, rebelled against Diocletianus in july 296 AD and was proclaimed emperor. He was defeated during spring 297 AD. Diocletian decided to close the alexandrian mint, so the coins of Domitianus are the last provincial coins from Alexandria. Also, Domitianus was the only ruler to strike octadrachms (in parallel with didrachms, tetradrachms and hexadrachms)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0670-220~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b> Roman Empire, Constantius II, Light Miliarense, FERRANDO, L&#039;atelier monétaire d&#039;Arles de Constantin à Romulus 313-476 - # 1026 </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Arles mint (Arelate), 3d officina</p><p>DN CONSTAN TIVS PF AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius right</p><p>VIRTVS EXERCITVS, Constantius (soldier) facing holding spear and shield. TCON at exergue</p><p>4,54 gr ; 22,6 mm</p><p>Ref : RIC VII # 252, Ferrando II # 1026 (this coin), Cohen #326, RC #3993v </p><p><br /></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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