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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3075381, member: 44316&quot;]We had a thread which turned into a discussion of pre- and post-reform radiates of the coin reform of Diocletian:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/galerius-maximianus-bronze-follis.314254/#post-3046138" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/galerius-maximianus-bronze-follis.314254/#post-3046138">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/galerius-maximianus-bronze-follis.314254/#post-3046138</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That thread showed types of Diocletian. Here is a new thread that adds types of Constantius. The first one came yesterday and completes a pair.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]773473[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Pre-reform &quot;aurelianus&quot; (or &quot;antoninianus&quot; or just &quot;radiate&quot;) of Constantius (293-305-306), minted 293-294 at Cyzicus.&nbsp; It is 22-21 mm and 3.75 grams.</p><p>FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C</p><p>CONCORDIA MILITVM, Jupiter on right presenting Victory on globe to emperor on left. &quot;A&quot; in middle field, XXI• in exergue.</p><p>RIC V.II 672A (Variety with A, not E) Cyzicus page 302.</p><p>Sear IV 13982</p><p><br /></p><p>Compare it to the following post-reform radiate:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]773472[/ATTACH] </p><p>20-19 mm. 2.89 grams.</p><p>Also minted at Cyzicus, but 295-299, with a similar obverse legend</p><p>FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C<span style="color: #ff0000">AES</span></p><p>and the same reverse legend and type, however with</p><p>KB in middle field (K for Kyzicus = Cyzicus) and nothing in exergue.</p><p>RIC VI Cyzicus 18a. </p><p>Sear IV 14104.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is not much to distinguish them by eye. However, the pre-reform coin had a small (c. 4-5%) but significant amount of silver and the post-reform coin did not, which made a big difference in their intrinsic value (maybe a factor of 4 or 5).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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