Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Late Roman Bronze coins => Topic started by: Victor on October 23, 2023, 01:31:46 PM

Title: Diocletian GENIO from Alexandria with unusual engraving
Post by: Victor on October 23, 2023, 01:31:46 PM

Unusual line at bottom of neck… awkward depiction of neck muscle...the tie resting on neck is a little off also.


Diocletian
A.D. 301
Ӕ follis   27mm     8.7g
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; laureate head right.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI; Genius standing left, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder & modius on head, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; XX-I across fields, Γ in right.
In ex. ALE
RIC VI Alexandria 32a


the second pic below is for a comparison with the normal neck

Title: Re: Diocletian GENIO from Alexandria with unusual engraving
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on October 23, 2023, 03:19:49 PM

Maybe something happened with obverse die?