Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Late Roman Bronze coins => Topic started by: Nikko on May 18, 2015, 01:33:10 PM

Title: Lot of the day
Post by: Nikko on May 18, 2015, 01:33:10 PM
Just won this little group of LTR with a minimum offer of 15â,¬.
Five are 1$ coins but there is also a special one...  ;)

Title: Re: Lot of the day
Post by: seth on May 18, 2015, 01:47:57 PM
I presume it's the small fraction of... is that Galerius w/ MAXIMIANVS N C obverse legend?
Title: Re: Lot of the day
Post by: Nikko on May 18, 2015, 02:03:57 PM
Good eyes!

It's a Galerius Maximianus fraction (1/8 of follis)

MAXIMIANVS NC
VOT XX CAESS
RIC VI Trier 611b (R3!)
Title: Re: Lot of the day
Post by: seth on May 18, 2015, 02:10:54 PM
I have seen a few of these on different occasions but, although interesting and quite scarce, I never actively engaged in trying to collect them, mostly because the specimens I noticed were usually in poor and unappealing condition.
This one looks better than most!
Title: Re: Lot of the day
Post by: Nikko on May 21, 2015, 05:15:36 AM
Collectiong these fractions could be interesting  but it's of course a really hard and slow work.
They are all fairly rare, above all in nice condition like this, and expensive.