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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 6470997, member: 83845"]If you think about the emperors you just listed all of them minted coins near the end of the period when good quality silver was being used. In the second half of the third century the currency was debased significantly which caused people to hoard the good quality silver coins which in turn is why they survive in such numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p>The earlier emperors ruled during a more stable time when money was being spent more freely and not hoarded. These coins where therefore available to be periodically melted down and minted into new coins which is why they are not as common.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the denarius it was slowly driven out of circulation after Caracalla introduced the Antoninianus at only 1.5x the silver content but 2x the valuation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some denarii / antoninianii of this period.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1258360[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Caracalla</font></p><p><font size="3">AR denarius, Rome mint, struck ca. AD 206</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 18 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.18 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; Laureate head right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: PONTIF TR P VIIII COS II; Mars in military dress standing left, right hand resting on shield, left hand holding spear</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: RIC IV 83</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex Otto Helbing Nachf. 86 (Nov. 25, 1942); Ex Gorney & Mosch Auction 241, lot 3068 (Oct. 12, 2016); Ex arnoldoe Collection</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1258361[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Gordian III (238-244)</font></p><p><font size="3">AR Antoninianus, Rome mint</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 24.5 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.89g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. </font></p><p><font size="3">Rev: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI; The Farnese Hercules: statue of Hercules right, with apples of the Hesperides and lion skin, and leaning upon club. </font></p><p><font size="3">RIC 95.</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex Michael Higley Collection with tag; Ex AMCC 1, lot 236 (Dec. 2018)</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1258362[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Severus Alexander</font></p><p><font size="3">AR Denarius, Antioch mint, struck ca. AD 222-235</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 18 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.35 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: IMP C AVR ALEXAND AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: PROVID DEORVM; Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe and sceptre</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: RIC 294</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex arnoldoe Collection, Ex Otto Helbing Nachfolger 86, Lot 1585 (Nov. 25, 1942)</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 6470997, member: 83845"]If you think about the emperors you just listed all of them minted coins near the end of the period when good quality silver was being used. In the second half of the third century the currency was debased significantly which caused people to hoard the good quality silver coins which in turn is why they survive in such numbers. The earlier emperors ruled during a more stable time when money was being spent more freely and not hoarded. These coins where therefore available to be periodically melted down and minted into new coins which is why they are not as common. As for the denarius it was slowly driven out of circulation after Caracalla introduced the Antoninianus at only 1.5x the silver content but 2x the valuation. Some denarii / antoninianii of this period. [ATTACH=full]1258360[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Roman Empire Caracalla AR denarius, Rome mint, struck ca. AD 206 Dia.: 18 mm Wt.: 3.18 g Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; Laureate head right Rev.: PONTIF TR P VIIII COS II; Mars in military dress standing left, right hand resting on shield, left hand holding spear Ref.: RIC IV 83 Ex Otto Helbing Nachf. 86 (Nov. 25, 1942); Ex Gorney & Mosch Auction 241, lot 3068 (Oct. 12, 2016); Ex arnoldoe Collection [/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1258361[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Roman Empire Gordian III (238-244) AR Antoninianus, Rome mint Dia.: 24.5 mm Wt.: 3.89g Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI; The Farnese Hercules: statue of Hercules right, with apples of the Hesperides and lion skin, and leaning upon club. RIC 95. Ex Michael Higley Collection with tag; Ex AMCC 1, lot 236 (Dec. 2018) [/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1258362[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Roman Empire Severus Alexander AR Denarius, Antioch mint, struck ca. AD 222-235 Dia.: 18 mm Wt.: 3.35 g Obv.: IMP C AVR ALEXAND AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev.: PROVID DEORVM; Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe and sceptre Ref.: RIC 294 Ex arnoldoe Collection, Ex Otto Helbing Nachfolger 86, Lot 1585 (Nov. 25, 1942)[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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