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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 8240159, member: 44316&quot;]The coins we call &quot;argentei&quot; started out c. 294 with good silver. By 310 they were no longer issued. The story and types are discussed here:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/argenteus/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/argenteus/" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/argenteus/</a></p><p>Then, c. 313, there was an issue for Constantine, Licinius, and Maximinus II only at Trier with slightly better silver than the copper coins of the era.&nbsp; The three types are discussed far down on that page here:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/argenteus/#later" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/argenteus/#later" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/argenteus/#later</a></p><p>Two of the three types are very similar to later issues we think of as copper (also illustrated there). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1450266[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine, struck c. 313-315, issue 16, according to Schulten.</p><p>18 mm. Base-silver argenteus, c. 25% silver.</p><p>IMP CONSTANTI-NVS AVG</p><p>VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP</p><p>Two Victories holding shield inscribed VOT/PR</p><p>over altar, PTR in exergue.</p><p><i>RIC</i> VI Trier 208a [318-319]</p><p>The metal shows signs of silver, but it seems far from pure.</p><p>This type was issued later as a&nbsp; regular AE3 &quot;reduced follis.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>For much more, see the web page.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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