Quietus PROVGNATORI (sic)

[mauseus]

Hi,

At the York coin fair I was able to acquire a couple of coins of Quietus, one of which deserves a note. The reverse is MARTI PROPVGNATORI (RIC 7), although on closer inspection it actually reads PROVGNATORI. It is perhaps the least common reverse type for Quietus.

Gobl notes the MARTI PROPVGNATORI three times for Macrianus (G. 1737k), spelt correctly on the specimen illustrated on the plates, and only a single one for Quietus (G. 1737n), located in the British Museum, which is from the same erroneous reverse die as mine.  There is a sole example in the FORVM sold coins database (item SH01634) and another two in the CNG sold coins database that are all correctly spelt. I have not seen a Macrianus with this mis-spelling.

I like the footnote from RIC that accompanies their listing;

“Cohen quotes from Mionnet whose description is incomplete, but as the like coin is found under Macrianus, its existence is probable”.

Regards,

Mauseus

[quadrans]

Hi mauseus,

It is a very nice coin ,

Hmm we need some more reading the RIC footnote.....

regards
quadrans

 

[gallienus1]

An interesting  rarity for sure, and strangely compelling as much art from late antiquity often is. According to the Historia Augusta  he was a military tribune under Valerian so I would expect him to be a fairly young man. But he always looks alarmingly young to me on his coinage, if not a teenager. If was as young as he looks maybe youth and inexperience allowed him to be manipulated into the position, with the real powers remaining discreetly anonymous.  I suppose we will never know, unless some compelling numismatic evidence or official inscription comes to light.

Best Regards,
Steve