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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3160429, member: 97383"]Diocletion's currency reform of AD 293-305 created new denominations in gold, silver & billon. The least expensive of these coins is the billon nummus which had an average weight of 10.5 grams, a diameter about 28 mm, & a silver surface of 4-5 %. The minting process of these nummi was a vast improvement from the coins of the previous three decades. A new artistic style evolved with these new denominations that originated from the Roman East. The portrait style lost it's individuality & became very stylizied. The emperors depicted on these coins all looked alike; stern, heroic, & almost god-like. Styles did vary from mint to mint & interesting collections can be made by sampling examples from different mints. Attached are a few examples from my collection. </p><p>The 1st coin below is a very realistic portrait of Maximian struck in London. The 2nd coin is Constantius I also struck in London. The 3rd coin is Constantius I in a heroic pose holding a spear & shield struck in Lyon. The 4th coin depicts Diocletian in heroic pose with a scepter over his shoulder, also struck in Lyon. The 5th coin depicts Constantine the Great struck in Trier. The 6th coin is a very rare depiction of Diocletian in heroic pose wearing a helmet & holding a spear & shield, it's also struck in Trier. The 7th coin is Diocletian, struck in Aquileia. The last coin is Maximian, struck in Ticinum.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]811033[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811034[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811035[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811038[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811039[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811024[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]811026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811032[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3160429, member: 97383"]Diocletion's currency reform of AD 293-305 created new denominations in gold, silver & billon. The least expensive of these coins is the billon nummus which had an average weight of 10.5 grams, a diameter about 28 mm, & a silver surface of 4-5 %. The minting process of these nummi was a vast improvement from the coins of the previous three decades. A new artistic style evolved with these new denominations that originated from the Roman East. The portrait style lost it's individuality & became very stylizied. The emperors depicted on these coins all looked alike; stern, heroic, & almost god-like. Styles did vary from mint to mint & interesting collections can be made by sampling examples from different mints. Attached are a few examples from my collection. The 1st coin below is a very realistic portrait of Maximian struck in London. The 2nd coin is Constantius I also struck in London. The 3rd coin is Constantius I in a heroic pose holding a spear & shield struck in Lyon. The 4th coin depicts Diocletian in heroic pose with a scepter over his shoulder, also struck in Lyon. The 5th coin depicts Constantine the Great struck in Trier. The 6th coin is a very rare depiction of Diocletian in heroic pose wearing a helmet & holding a spear & shield, it's also struck in Trier. The 7th coin is Diocletian, struck in Aquileia. The last coin is Maximian, struck in Ticinum. [ATTACH=full]811033[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811034[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811035[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811038[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811039[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]811032[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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