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Title: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: quadrans on July 11, 2021, 03:19:15 pm

Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,

This is an interesting scarce issue, "Anonymous AE Quadrans", Period of Hadrian.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=171130

Anonymous AE Quadrans, Period of Hadrian (117-138 A.D.), RIC II 1014, Delmatia, AE-Quadrans, METAL•DELM, Couriass, Scarce !, #1
avers: No legends, Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Mars right.
reverse: METAL•DELM, Couriass, S-C across the field.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,0-18,5mm, weight: 3,19g, axes: 0h,
mint: Delmatia, date: Period of Hadrian (117-138 A.D.),
ref: RIC II 1014, Cohen 1517,

Regards

 Joe/Q.

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: Tracy Aiello on July 11, 2021, 07:09:50 pm

Quadrans, what a fascinating coin. I really like the reverse. Pardon my ignorance, but what does "coins of the mines" mean?

Tracy

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: Joe Sermarini on July 11, 2021, 07:28:47 pm

Nice example.

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: quadrans on July 12, 2021, 09:25:38 am

Thank you, Joe, and Tracy... ;) :) +++

@Tracy

This coin was made on the occasion of the emperor's visit to the mine, here now the mine in Delmatia. These are pretty rare coins.

Regards

 Joe

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: Tracy Aiello on July 12, 2021, 09:49:03 am

Thanks Quadrans. I learn many new things every day at Forum.

Tracy

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: quadrans on July 12, 2021, 09:52:56 am

 +++ ;)

Joe

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: SC on July 12, 2021, 05:40:41 pm

Great coin.

I realized years later that I drove through many of the small towns that once had Roman "Dalmatian" mines when I was stationed in Bosnia, but sadly I didn't take pictures at the time.  I remember though how hilly or mountainous they were. 

Often the term for silver - srebro - still remains in the current name.  For example the unfortunate Srebrenica, but also Srebrenik in Tuzla Canton.

SC

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: quadrans on July 13, 2021, 07:56:47 am

Yes Shawn, that's right ... +++ ;)

Joe

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: Ron C2 on July 13, 2021, 09:49:36 am

Quote from: otlichnik on July 12, 2021, 05:40:41 pm

Great coin.

I realized years later that I drove through many of the small towns that once had Roman "Dalmatian" mines when I was stationed in Bosnia, but sadly I didn't take pictures at the time.  I remember though how hilly or mountainous they were. 

Often the term for silver - srebro - still remains in the current name.  For example the unfortunate Srebrenica, but also Srebrenik in Tuzla Canton.

SC

Were you there with the CAF? 

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: SC on July 13, 2021, 05:16:52 pm

I was Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy (when we had one there) for three years, so I overlapped with eight CAF rotos.

SC

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: lawrence c on July 14, 2021, 10:52:12 pm

Just to give a feel for why the area was good for mining, have attached a photo of northern Albania (which was part of Roman Delmatia) from one of the times I was working there. For those of a military bent, it also might show why an empire would want to have control of the terrain in the area.

Title: Re: Coins of the mines. Delmatia. COTD,
Post by: quadrans on July 17, 2021, 08:41:01 am

Nice country, I agree, I was several times there...

Thanks for the comments and the pictures... +++ ;)

Regards

 Joe