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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SIliquae, post: 2338318, member: 76032&quot;]A very interresting mule for Valentinan I. Two coins are know, one is mine, the second was found in England and déclared into the PA.S.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.siliques.fr/SILIQUAE_WEB/image_grande/01575.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>VALENTINIEN I (364-375) - LYON</b></p><p>Silique, 364-367, Imitation</p><p>A/ <b>D N VALENT-INIANVS P F AVG</b></p><p><i>Dominus Noster Valentinianus Pius Felix Augustus, Notre Seigneur Valentinien Pieux Heureux Auguste</i></p><p>Buste à droite, drapé et cuirassé, diadémé (Perles).</p><p>R/ <b>RESTITVTOR-REIPVBLICAE//LVG</b></p><p><i>Restitutor Reipublicae, Le Restaurateur de la République</i></p><p>L&#039;empereur debout de face tourné à gauche, la tête à droite, tenant le labarum chrismé de la main droite et le globe nicéphore de la main gauche. Hampe du labarum lisse, sans crochet ni croix.</p><p>Argent, Poids : 1.81 gr, Diamètre : 18 mm, axe des coins : 2h</p><p>RIC IX manque , RSC manque, BASTIEN N/C</p><p><a href="http://www.nummus-bible-database.com/monnaie-40185.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.nummus-bible-database.com/monnaie-40185.htm" rel="nofollow">La monnaie est sur Nummus-Bible</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Commentaires</u></b> :</p><p>It is undoubtedly about an imitation, realized by copy of die of miliarens of the mint of Lyon (Cf RIC 5).</p><p>On the observce, the titulature with this break T-I (VALENT-INIANVS) is totally unknown of the monayage of this emperor. The plan of the face of the emperor, in particular the eye, and the typography, does not deceive on the unofficial character of this silique.</p><p>On the reverse, the legend was officially used in the golde and silver issues for this mint. No silique was struck with this complete legend, but rather in RESTITVTOR-REIP.</p><p>However, the RIC gave, for the mint of Nicomédie, a silique in the identical reverse, but in the correct titulature of the observe (RIC 5).</p><p>An imitation for the mint of Thessalonica gave one quasi-identical but incomplete reverse (RESTITVT-REIPVBLICAE), property of British Museum. Weight observed by the copy of British Museum ( CGR142564): 2.23 gr</p><p><a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?searchText=CGR142564" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?searchText=CGR142564" rel="nofollow">http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?searchText=CGR142564</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In October, 2013, a detectoriste discovered an identical siliqua, the same die of observe and reverse, a little bit heavier (1.96gr). It was announced in the PAS</p><p><a href="http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/590284" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/590284" rel="nofollow">http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/590284</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.siliques.fr/SILIQUAE_WEB/fichemonnaie/01575.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.siliques.fr/SILIQUAE_WEB/fichemonnaie/01575.htm" rel="nofollow">Fiche de la monnaie sur la base Siliquae</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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