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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Magnus Maximus, post: 2595800, member: 73473&quot;]No.4</p><p>A lovely Tremissis of Tiberius II Constantine. He is one of my favorite Emperors so I naturally had to get a coin of his.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565661[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Tiberius II Constantine. </b>578-582. AV Tremissis (17mm, 1.48 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross potent. DOC 7; MIBE 9b; SB 425. VF, traces of deposits in devices, scrapes and scratches, hints of die rust, slightly wavy flan.</p><p><br /></p><p>No.3</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565662[/ATTACH]</p><p>This coin comes in at number 3, but if looks were all that mattered then it would be a clear no.1</p><p>C. 337-355 CE</p><p>Pre-reform Siliqua</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev: VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX within wreath.</p><p>Constantinople mint .</p><p>Slight cabinet tone with super detail and metal</p><p>RIC 102</p><p>3.11g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No.2</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565663[/ATTACH]</p><p>By the 6th century the Siliqua had all but ceased circulation in the Eastern Roman Empire. This was not the case in the West, silver Siliquae and their fractions would freely circulate there way past the 700&#039;s.</p><p>When Justinian reconquered North Africa from the Vandals he immediately began striking Roman coins there.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Justinian I AD 527-565, AR Siliqua (15mm, 1.23 g) Carthage</b></p><p>DN IVSTINIANVS PP AG; draped, cuir. and diademed bust r.</p><p>VOT/MVLT/HTI in wreath; CONOS in ex</p><p>Sear 253; very fine, toned</p><p>Struck shortly after the reconquest.</p><p><br /></p><p>No.1(kind of)</p><p>These two coins are tied for the number one slot.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565664[/ATTACH]</p><p>Honorius AR Siliqua</p><p>1.28 Grams</p><p>Minted in 407/08 by the mint at Rome.</p><p>This coin is a uber rare issue from Rome that was possibly struck during the first siege of Rome by the visigoths. If only it could talk!</p><p><br /></p><p>and</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565665[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565666[/ATTACH]</p><p>This coin was struck in the 18 month period of time that Magnus Maximus occupied Milan and the entire Western Roman Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>Magnus Maximus</p><p>AR Siliqua</p><p>387-388 CE</p><p>1.84 Grams</p><p>Mediolanum mint[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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