Late Roman Bronze Coins
Coin talk => Unofficial coinage => Topic started by: Victor on November 23, 2013, 01:12:13 PM
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I just saw this coin, which I believe is an unofficial issue. The style is really good, but an official Trier coin would have a mintmark of TRS instead of TSR. I think that the SV above the mintmark also only appears officially on coins from Lyons. This example is also a little smaller than usual at 18mm and 2.03gm...normally this coin is circa 20mm.
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Here is another nice example
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Here is a neat one for Decentius
20mm 5.4gm
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The archetype of an ideal imitation, I love it.
The bust has something reminding me Julian's one. I'm thinking to his cuirassed busts on the FTR from Rome like this one for exemple.
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here's another nice Decentius...the seller, however, thinks that it is an official mint product that is unlisted
DN DECENTIVS NOB CAES / VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE /
on shield: VOT V MVLT X / in field: SV / in ex.: palmbranch AMB palmbranch.
Grade: uncircluated; dark gray-brown patina.
Reference: RIC VIII, Amiens 12 var (bust type, field marks & mintmark). Unpublished variant.
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Here is my only Magnentius barbarous, nothing like those you have posted Victor but it does have a well done Obverse.