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<p>[QUOTE="Odysseos, post: 4693266, member: 114061"]Yes, this reverse is similar to the Sponsianus type (Sear 119 and RSC Minucia 3 by moneyer C. Minucius Augurinus in 135 BC) but by moneyer Ti. Minucius C.f. Augurinus in 134 BC as indicated by the inscribed TI MINVCI C F upward on the left and AVGVRINI downward on the right (also with ROMA across the top instead to the Sponsianus coin moneyer's name there as C. A-VG with no inscriptions at the left or right). Although the later type differs from Sponsianus' there could be some relevance of its using not Minucius and Augurinus, but Minuci and Augurini, as the Sponsianus obverse also appears have his name inscribed as Sponsiani, a form not seen on the relevant Roman Imperial coin obverses such as those of Gordianus (not named as Gordiani) or Philippus (not named as Philippi). Could the unorthodox form Sponsiani have been adopted for consistency with the reverse of the later Republican type not copied, but perhaps previously considered as an alternative? The choice of Sponsianus obverse and reverse details, whether ancient or modern, does not appear to reflect casual or meaningless choices but rather deep understanding and consideration. It was a good idea to show the later coin, Alegandron! By the way, in response to a question about the RIC (Volume IV, Part III, 1949) opinion of Sponsianus, on page 67 is "No Emperor of this name is known to history, and the strange barbarous aurei found in Transylvania, that combine the radiate head, IMP. SPONSIANI, on obverse, with an imitation of the reverse of a Roman Republican denarius, remain an unsolved mystery;" and on page 106 under the detailed coin description a note is "A strange and barbarous coin. The rev. is that of the Republican denarius described in B.B.C. Rep. i, p. 135, no. 952. For a discussion, see Bl. f. Mzfr., 1923, pp. 425 ff. See also Introduction." Newer references for the Republican denarius such as Sear are provided above. A more complete reference for the discussion and introduction of 1923 is Blätter für Münzfreunde, Numismatischer Verein zu Dresden. In any case, the RIC inclusion of a Sponsianus coin type listing seems to provide the coin with some measure of credibility.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Odysseos, post: 4693266, member: 114061"]Yes, this reverse is similar to the Sponsianus type (Sear 119 and RSC Minucia 3 by moneyer C. Minucius Augurinus in 135 BC) but by moneyer Ti. Minucius C.f. Augurinus in 134 BC as indicated by the inscribed TI MINVCI C F upward on the left and AVGVRINI downward on the right (also with ROMA across the top instead to the Sponsianus coin moneyer's name there as C. A-VG with no inscriptions at the left or right). Although the later type differs from Sponsianus' there could be some relevance of its using not Minucius and Augurinus, but Minuci and Augurini, as the Sponsianus obverse also appears have his name inscribed as Sponsiani, a form not seen on the relevant Roman Imperial coin obverses such as those of Gordianus (not named as Gordiani) or Philippus (not named as Philippi). Could the unorthodox form Sponsiani have been adopted for consistency with the reverse of the later Republican type not copied, but perhaps previously considered as an alternative? The choice of Sponsianus obverse and reverse details, whether ancient or modern, does not appear to reflect casual or meaningless choices but rather deep understanding and consideration. It was a good idea to show the later coin, Alegandron! By the way, in response to a question about the RIC (Volume IV, Part III, 1949) opinion of Sponsianus, on page 67 is "No Emperor of this name is known to history, and the strange barbarous aurei found in Transylvania, that combine the radiate head, IMP. SPONSIANI, on obverse, with an imitation of the reverse of a Roman Republican denarius, remain an unsolved mystery;" and on page 106 under the detailed coin description a note is "A strange and barbarous coin. The rev. is that of the Republican denarius described in B.B.C. Rep. i, p. 135, no. 952. For a discussion, see Bl. f. Mzfr., 1923, pp. 425 ff. See also Introduction." Newer references for the Republican denarius such as Sear are provided above. A more complete reference for the discussion and introduction of 1923 is Blätter für Münzfreunde, Numismatischer Verein zu Dresden. In any case, the RIC inclusion of a Sponsianus coin type listing seems to provide the coin with some measure of credibility.[/QUOTE]
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