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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Tetrarchy| > |Constantius I| > SH56952
Constantius I, May 305 - 25 July 306 A.D.
|Constantius| |I|, |Constantius| |I,| |May| |305| |-| |25| |July| |306| |A.D.|, "'Argenteus' is the modern name of the 95% fine silver coins of about 3.15 grams which the Tetrarchy issued beginning with Diocletian's coinage reform in 294. They were struck at a nominal 96 to the Roman libra (pound), which gave them a theoretical weight of 3.40 grams, but the government simply over-valued them. The term 'siliqua' replaces the term 'argenteus' during the reign of Constantine I, but argenteus is applied interchangeably with the term '1½ siliqua' for fourth and fifth century Roman silver coins struck at about 3.0 grams (since the siliqua was reduced to about 2.0 grams about 355)." - Moneta Historical Research by Thomas Schroer
SH56952. Silver argenteus, RIC VI Serdica 11a, RSC V 304A corr., Cohen VII -, Choice aEF, near full circles strike, 4th officina, Serdica (Sofia, Bulgaria) mint, weight 3.326g, maximum diameter 19.3mm, die axis 0o, as Augustus, 305 - 306 A.D.; obverse CONSTANTIVS AVG, laureate head right; reverse VIRTVS MILITVM (courage of the soldiers), campgate with three turrets,•SM•SDΔ• in exergue; rare (R4); SOLD











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