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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8343160, member: 110350&quot;]All of my siliquae [is that the correct plural?] must be &quot;reduced&quot; siliquae, because none of them weighs more than 2.2 grams. (I do realize that sometimes a low weight results from clipping, but I doubt that&#039;s the primary reason for any of mine, even though some do show signs of clipping.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Julian II (nephew of Constantine I), AR Siliqua. 360-361 A.D, Arles [Constantina/Arelatum] Mint, 1st Officina. Obv. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, DN IVLIAN-VS P F AVG / Rev. VOTIS/V/MVLTIS/X in four lines within wreath. In exergue: PCON [PRIMA CONSTANTINA = First officina in Arles]. RIC VIII Arles 295, RSC V 16, Sear RCV V 19132. 17 mm., 2.2 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479693[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Valens, AR Siliqua, 364-367 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. DN VALEN-S PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / Rev. VOT- V- MV•LT - X in four lines within wreath. In exergue: Mintmark RB. RIC IX Rome 10c (p. 118), RSC V 91(h) (ill.), Sear RCV V 19687. 17 mm., 2.00 g.&nbsp; <i>From 1887 East Harptree hoard (one of 19 coins of this type in hoard; see </i><a href="https://archive.org/details/thirdnumismatic08royauoft/page/46/mode/1up" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/thirdnumismatic08royauoft/page/46/mode/1up" rel="nofollow"><i>https://archive.org/details/thirdnumismatic08royauoft/page/46/mode/1up</i></a><i>)</i>. <i>Ex Spink Auction 16006, 26-27 Sep 2016, Part of Lot 3028. (See </i><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=1689&amp;lot=3028.)*" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=1689&amp;lot=3028.)*" rel="nofollow"><i>https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=1689&amp;lot=3028.)</i></a> [Footnote omitted.]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479692[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Gratian, AR Siliqua, 368-375 AD, Trier Mint. Obv. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG / Rev. Helmeted Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory on globe in right hand, and scepter in left hand, VRBS ROMA; in exergue, TRPS• (Trier Mint; PS = <i>pvsvlatvm</i>, struck from refined silver). RIC IX 27f(1) at p. 19, RSC V 86a, Sear RCV V 19964. 17 mm., 2.0 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479691[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Valentinian II, AR Siliqua, AD 375-392, Siscia Mint. Obv. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust left, DN VALENTINANVS PF AVG / Rev. VOT XV MVLT XX in wreath with star at top; in exergue, SISCPS. RIC 19c(1), RSC V 74Ab, Sear RCV V 20252. 18 mm., 2.00 g. <i>Purchased on Jan. 14, 2022 from Keith Candiotti (Miami, FL) at NYINC 2022</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479689[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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