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odd Magnentius coin
clueless:
Dear Board,
I have here a somewhat puzzling piece of Magnentius.
The style is quite nice, but I suppose it is an unofficial issue.
RIC 310 cites a similar sized coin but with a column supporting the wreath and differences in legends.
Am I missing something here ?
obv: DN MAGNEN-TIVS PF AVG A behind bust
rev: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET C wreath inscribed VOT-V MVL-X
mintmark TRP
diameter 16 mm
weight 1.7 g
Any comments appreciated !
Cheers,
Clueless
Pekka K:
Unofficial, as on official coins VOT-V MVL-X is only found in Arelate:
Heliodromus:
Probably unofficial, but ...
At Lyons (vs Trier) there are both column and no-column types in both full and half denomination types. Half with-column = RIC 125, Half no-column = RIC 143-144.
At Trier the full denomination type was also issued in column and no-column types, but as you say the only halves are RIC 310-311 with column (and per a footnote, suspected of being "irregular", presumably meaning unofficial).
It doesn't seem surprising if Trier might have issued half-value types the same as Lyons, but then where are they ?
I don't have many Trier photos to compare the style against, but certainly very well executed if unofficial.
Lech Stępniewski:
The reverse is not bad, but the portrait suggests unofficial product.
clueless:
Thank you, all of you.
Clueless
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