Post by: TOATOA on December 07, 2024, 07:56:35 AM
RIC VI Heraclea 13:
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.her.13
Post by: Victor on December 07, 2024, 09:27:33 AM
Post by: TOATOA on December 07, 2024, 11:55:21 AM
So overcleaning makes it bright/shiny and shows the real bronze color again.
But the disadvantage? Less detail in letters and figures on the coin ?
Post by: Heliodromus on December 07, 2024, 02:28:46 PM
Quote from: TOATOA on December 07, 2024, 07:56:35 AM
I suspect RIC VI Heraclea 13, so a Diocletian follis AE3.
Yes, RIC 13 is right, but this denomination is called a post-reform radiate, not a nummus (the name "follis" isn't used anymore, since it means something else).
When Diocletian reformed the coinage in 294 AD, and introduced the nummus (worth 25 denarii), he also briefly issued these post-reform radiates (worth 4 denarii), and post-reform laureates (worth 2 denarii). The post-reform radiates were inspired by the pre-reform radiates (antoninianus denomination - 5% silver), but were pure base metal and therefore worth a lot less.
Post by: TOATOA on December 22, 2024, 05:09:29 AM
Quote from: Heliodromus on December 07, 2024, 02:28:46 PMThanks Heliodromus, that's clear now!Quote from: TOATOA on December 07, 2024, 07:56:35 AM
I suspect RIC VI Heraclea 13, so a Diocletian follis AE3.
Yes, RIC 13 is right, but this denomination is called a post-reform radiate, not a nummus (the name "follis" isn't used anymore, since it means something else).
When Diocletian reformed the coinage in 294 AD, and introduced the nummus (worth 25 denarii), he also briefly issued these post-reform radiates (worth 4 denarii), and post-reform laureates (worth 2 denarii). The post-reform radiates were inspired by the pre-reform radiates (antoninianus denomination - 5% silver), but were pure base metal and therefore worth a lot less.
Tom