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Zeeuwsepiep

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Licinius?
« on: March 20, 2010, 08:16:50 am »
This one seems the best from the lot, a rather large coin. Could anyone confirm Licinius?

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Re: Licinius?
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2010, 08:37:04 am »
The obverse reads: MAXENTIVS.

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Re: Licinius?
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2010, 09:50:06 am »
Much appreciated! Could it be this:(?)

GALERIUS. Commemorative Follis of Ostia. Struck under Maxentius
Obverse: IMP MAXENTIVS DIVO MAXIMIANO SOCERO. Veiled head of Galerius facing right.
Reverse: AETERNA MEMORIA. Temple with domed roof surmounted by eagle, right door ajar; in exergue, MOSTS.
Not in Van Meter. Old Sear #3723.
The temple depicted on the reverse of this coin is in all probability the Temple of Divus Romulus begun by Maxentius around A.D.311 but left unfinished on his death in A.D.312.
 

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Re: Licinius?
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2010, 10:28:59 am »
To me it looks more like Sear #3779.
Obverse text is shorter. Reverse temple
has triangular top.

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Re: Licinius?
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2010, 10:39:43 am »
Thanks Pekka, where can I find the Sear ref?

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Re: Licinius?
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2010, 11:48:33 am »
In the same book where You found #3723, just 3 pages
forward (p. 318). This is in van Meter's book #18 of
Maxentius.

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Re: Licinius?
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2010, 12:00:44 pm »
I don't own the book Pekka, I just searched on the internet but can't locate your reference.

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Re: Licinius?
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2010, 02:08:05 pm »
These common coins are seldom to be found in net,
but here is similar coin from another mint:
http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=5127

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