jamesicus Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Every so often you get lucky and find a prisitine coin. Whenever I do, I consider it a compensation for the coins I buy that do not quite measure up to my expectations (or the seller's description!). Here is a Licinius I follis in Mint condition, as struck, with all the original silvering: LICINIUS I Valerius Licinianus Licinius Augustus: 308-324 AD A689 (Askew) Obverse: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Reverse: GENIO POP ROM (S F - left & right in field) (PLN - in exergue) (Genius of the Roman People with cornucopia in cradled in left arm - patera in right hand) James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 James that is a real beauty, I really like the clarity of it it looks like it was minted yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnemicOak Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Nice one. It's getting harder & more expensive to get coins in this condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Nice one. It's getting harder & more expensive to get coins in this condition. ^^ so true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I am not usually a Roman fan, but when they are nice like this, and London mint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 I've always wondered what a ancient in MS looked like! Beautiful coin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesicus Posted May 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Thank you, everyone, for your comments. Here is another nice coin -- not quite as good as the Licinius, but extremely fine for a Constantius I "Chlorus" as Caesar: James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 I have been admiring that one in your avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodies Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 @jamesicus,, This is a superb piece !! Here's your det, it's RIC London nr 3, Licinius I IMP LICINIVS PF AVG LC GENIO-POP ROM left modius loins draped pateria, cornucopiae PLN S F London RIC VII London 3 C3 313-314 Follis Source was the Genio sheet (Excel XLS) at Dane's website, which is Catbikes - coinstuff. Lex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Thank you, everyone, for your comments. Here is another nice coin -- not quite as good as the Licinius, but extremely fine for a Constantius I "Chlorus" as Caesar: James I don't know which I like better - very tasty stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesicus Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Here is another favorite of mine: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES .................................................... GENIO POPVLI ROMANI GALERIUS (Caius Galerius Valerius Maximianus) RIC Volume VI - No. 15 - Class II, Cuirassed bust, c. AD 300 onward, with small head on tall neck A great feature of collecting Tetrarch coins is that they are often available in extremely fine condition -- at very reasonable prices -- from dealers with well established reputations. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Isn't it funny how they all looked so much alike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesicus Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Isn't it funny how they all looked so much alike? In general, Yes. Here is the (to me) impish Maximianus: Maximianus (Herculius) Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Augustus of the western Empire: 286-305 AD A612 (Askew) DN MAXIMINIANO PF S AVG James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 In general, Yes. Here is the (to me) impish Maximianus: Maximianus (Herculius) Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Augustus of the western Empire: 286-305 AD A612 (Askew) DN MAXIMINIANO PF S AVG James In this era expecially the hair and the eyes are rendered in such a way as to make thme all look alike. Although on this piece there is a little more personal detail in the eyes. Do you just collect these from the tetrarchy onwards or do you have any pieces from just before? It would be cool to see the portrait progression from veristic to canonical as the Empire moved from a Latin to a Greek center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesicus Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 .......... Do you just collect these from the tetrarchy onwards or do you have any pieces from just before? .......... Presently I specialize in Roman coins of the London Mint: 296-325 AD. However, over the (now many) years I have formed collections of coins from various periods of Roman Imperial history, particularly Julio-Claudian. My major interest has always been the historical association of these coins, although I am also an avid student of Inscriptional letterforms (see the following thread on this subject). James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Nice pieces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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