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<p>[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 3947407, member: 99554"]<b>The city</b></p><p>Milan (<b>Mediolanum</b>) is today the second most populous city in Italy. But it is an important place for over 2600 years. The name of the town “<b>Mediolanum</b>” means “<i>in the middle of a plain</i>” referring to its geographical location. It could also means “<i>Minerva’s land</i>” and indeed she had her temple there. In 2014, the</p><p>remains of a pagan temple believed to have been devoted to the goddess Minerva have been found under the Milan Cathedral.(<a href="https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/01/remains-of-roman-temple-found-under.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/01/remains-of-roman-temple-found-under.html" rel="nofollow">https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/01/remains-of-roman-temple-found-under.html</a>) </p><p>Especially during the Roman Imperial times, many major events took place there. The emperor Trajan had supposedly built a Royal Palace in Milan. Septimius Severus used the city as his headquarters during the war against Didius Julianus whose Milanese origin has been confirmed in the “<i>Lives of the later Caesars</i>”. Julia Domna gave birth to her second son Geta in Milan. After killing his brother and taking full control of the empire, Caracalla placed even more importance to the place. His “<i>Itinerarium Antonini”</i> shows Milan as one of the most strategic intersection of the whole empire. </p><p>The population increased to almost 100,000 citizens and then <b>Mediolanum </b>became one of the largest cities in Roman Italy. Maximian increased the city area surrounded by a new, larger stone wall (about 3 miles long) encircling an area of 375 acres with many 24-sided towers.<img src="http://www.serenoeditore.com/milano/archeo/mura.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>In 259 AD, Roman army under the command of Emperor Gallienus successfully defeated the Alemanni in the Battle of <b>Mediolanum</b>. In 286 Diocletian moved the capital of the Western Roman Empire from Rome to <b>Mediolanum</b>. He himself decided to reside at Nicomedia in the Eastern Empire, leaving his colleague Maximian at Milan. It was from Milan that the Constantine the Great issued the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, granting tolerance to all religions within the Empire and preparing the way for Christianity to become the dominant religion of the Empire. He also came to <b>Mediolanum </b>to celebrate the wedding of his half-sister Flavia Julia Constantia to the Eastern Emperor, Licinius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Remains of the Imperial Palace</p><p><img src="http://www.serenoeditore.com/milano/archeo/circo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>The mint</b></p><p>A mint operated at Milan from the reign of Gallienus (AD 253-268) or sooner until it was closed as part of the reforms of Aurelian in 275 AD. During the second half of the 4th century the mint was reopened, striking gold and silver coinage.It finally closed circa 475 AD. From the beginning the workshop seemed to work with 2 officinae (MP <i>Mediolanum Prima, </i>MS <i>Mediolanum Secunda</i>); the first one used reverses specific to Cologne, even if the characteristic Milanese style appears from the start. Around 259 AD, the first emission included aurei, silver quinari and sestertii. Only antoniniani were relatively abundant. A new style change appeared in 265, at the same time as the mintmark "M", sometimes located in the field but generally in the exergue. Around 275 AD, a third officinae opened, naturally marked “T”or “MT”. Later mint marks forth this mint were MD, MDOB, MDPS, MED. Over the last decades many Milan minted coins were reattributed to the Rome workshop.</p><p>This mint was active under the following issuers:</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Herennia<a href="https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/110" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/110" rel="nofollow"> </a>Etruscilla- AD 249 - AD 251 </li> <li>Trajan Decius - AD 249 - AD 251 </li> <li>Herennius<a href="https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/111" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/111" rel="nofollow"> </a>Etruscus - AD 250 - AD 251 </li> <li>Volusian - AD 251 - AD 253 </li> <li>Trebonianus<a href="https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/69" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/69" rel="nofollow"> </a>Gallus - AD 251 - AD 253 </li> <li>Hostilian - AD 251 - AD 251</li> <li>Valerian I-AD 253 - AD 260 </li> <li>Salonina<a href="https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/141" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/141" rel="nofollow"> </a>(sole reign of Gallienus) - AD 253 - AD 268 </li> <li>Gallienus (joint reign) - AD 253 - AD 260 </li> <li>Mariniana - AD 253 - AD 260 </li> <li>Salonina (joint reign) - AD 253 - AD 260 </li> <li>Valerian II - AD 256 - AD 258 </li> <li>Saloninus - AD 258 - AD 260 </li> <li>Gallienus (sole reign) - AD 260 - AD 268 </li> <li>Postumus - AD 260 - AD 269 </li> <li>Claudius II - AD 268 - AD 270</li> <li>Divus Claudius (official) - AD 270 - AD 271 </li> <li>Severina - AD 270 - AD 275 </li> <li>Aurelian - AD 270 - AD 275 </li> <li>Quintillus - AD 270 - AD 270 </li> <li>Constantius II- AD 323 - AD 361</li> <li>Valentinian I - AD 364 - AD 375 </li> <li>Valens - AD 364 - AD 378 </li> <li>Gratian - AD 367 - AD 383 </li> <li>Valentinian II - AD 375 - AD 392</li> <li>Theodosius I - AD 379 - AD 395 </li> <li>Magnus Maximus - AD 383 - AD 388 </li> <li>etc...</li> </ul><p>So here is the <b>Challenge</b>: how many different specimen can we found from the <b>Mediolanum</b> mint? Please show us your coins !</p><p><br /></p><p>Let’s start with :</p><p>Gallienus Milan</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1040193[/ATTACH] </p><p>Aurelian Milan</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1040194[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 3947407, member: 99554"][B]The city[/B] Milan ([B]Mediolanum[/B]) is today the second most populous city in Italy. But it is an important place for over 2600 years. The name of the town “[B]Mediolanum[/B]” means “[I]in the middle of a plain[/I]” referring to its geographical location. It could also means “[I]Minerva’s land[/I]” and indeed she had her temple there. In 2014, the remains of a pagan temple believed to have been devoted to the goddess Minerva have been found under the Milan Cathedral.([URL]https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/01/remains-of-roman-temple-found-under.html[/URL]) Especially during the Roman Imperial times, many major events took place there. The emperor Trajan had supposedly built a Royal Palace in Milan. Septimius Severus used the city as his headquarters during the war against Didius Julianus whose Milanese origin has been confirmed in the “[I]Lives of the later Caesars[/I]”. Julia Domna gave birth to her second son Geta in Milan. After killing his brother and taking full control of the empire, Caracalla placed even more importance to the place. His “[I]Itinerarium Antonini”[/I] shows Milan as one of the most strategic intersection of the whole empire. The population increased to almost 100,000 citizens and then [B]Mediolanum [/B]became one of the largest cities in Roman Italy. Maximian increased the city area surrounded by a new, larger stone wall (about 3 miles long) encircling an area of 375 acres with many 24-sided towers.[IMG]http://www.serenoeditore.com/milano/archeo/mura.jpg[/IMG] In 259 AD, Roman army under the command of Emperor Gallienus successfully defeated the Alemanni in the Battle of [B]Mediolanum[/B]. In 286 Diocletian moved the capital of the Western Roman Empire from Rome to [B]Mediolanum[/B]. He himself decided to reside at Nicomedia in the Eastern Empire, leaving his colleague Maximian at Milan. It was from Milan that the Constantine the Great issued the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, granting tolerance to all religions within the Empire and preparing the way for Christianity to become the dominant religion of the Empire. He also came to [B]Mediolanum [/B]to celebrate the wedding of his half-sister Flavia Julia Constantia to the Eastern Emperor, Licinius. Remains of the Imperial Palace [IMG]http://www.serenoeditore.com/milano/archeo/circo.jpg[/IMG] [B]The mint[/B] A mint operated at Milan from the reign of Gallienus (AD 253-268) or sooner until it was closed as part of the reforms of Aurelian in 275 AD. During the second half of the 4th century the mint was reopened, striking gold and silver coinage.It finally closed circa 475 AD. From the beginning the workshop seemed to work with 2 officinae (MP [I]Mediolanum Prima, [/I]MS [I]Mediolanum Secunda[/I]); the first one used reverses specific to Cologne, even if the characteristic Milanese style appears from the start. Around 259 AD, the first emission included aurei, silver quinari and sestertii. Only antoniniani were relatively abundant. A new style change appeared in 265, at the same time as the mintmark "M", sometimes located in the field but generally in the exergue. Around 275 AD, a third officinae opened, naturally marked “T”or “MT”. Later mint marks forth this mint were MD, MDOB, MDPS, MED. Over the last decades many Milan minted coins were reattributed to the Rome workshop. This mint was active under the following issuers: [LIST] [*]Herennia[URL='https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/110'] [/URL]Etruscilla- AD 249 - AD 251 [*]Trajan Decius - AD 249 - AD 251 [*]Herennius[URL='https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/111'] [/URL]Etruscus - AD 250 - AD 251 [*]Volusian - AD 251 - AD 253 [*]Trebonianus[URL='https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/69'] [/URL]Gallus - AD 251 - AD 253 [*]Hostilian - AD 251 - AD 251 [*]Valerian I-AD 253 - AD 260 [*]Salonina[URL='https://finds.org.uk/romancoins/emperors/emperor/id/141'] [/URL](sole reign of Gallienus) - AD 253 - AD 268 [*]Gallienus (joint reign) - AD 253 - AD 260 [*]Mariniana - AD 253 - AD 260 [*]Salonina (joint reign) - AD 253 - AD 260 [*]Valerian II - AD 256 - AD 258 [*]Saloninus - AD 258 - AD 260 [*]Gallienus (sole reign) - AD 260 - AD 268 [*]Postumus - AD 260 - AD 269 [*]Claudius II - AD 268 - AD 270 [*]Divus Claudius (official) - AD 270 - AD 271 [*]Severina - AD 270 - AD 275 [*]Aurelian - AD 270 - AD 275 [*]Quintillus - AD 270 - AD 270 [*]Constantius II- AD 323 - AD 361 [*]Valentinian I - AD 364 - AD 375 [*]Valens - AD 364 - AD 378 [*]Gratian - AD 367 - AD 383 [*]Valentinian II - AD 375 - AD 392 [*]Theodosius I - AD 379 - AD 395 [*]Magnus Maximus - AD 383 - AD 388 [*]etc... [/LIST] So here is the [B]Challenge[/B]: how many different specimen can we found from the [B]Mediolanum[/B] mint? Please show us your coins ! Let’s start with : Gallienus Milan [ATTACH=full]1040193[/ATTACH] Aurelian Milan [ATTACH=full]1040194[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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