Beitrag
von Peter43 » Fr 03.12.04 02:52
@fotbitter:
Zurück zu Deiner Frage zu den Silbermünzen von Licinius. Ich habe eben die folgende Information gefunden:
The argenteus of Licinius I is part of a series of 3, all minted c. 312-313 in Trier by Constantine I. They are all of billion and all of the same size ~18mm, and were either a (failed) attempt to introduce a new silver/billion denomination, or perhaps a special issue for some unknown purpose/occasion (perhaps celebrating Constantine's victory at Milvan bridge?).
The three coins are:
Constantine I - VICTORIA LAETAE PRINC PERP
Licinius I - IOVI CONSERVATORI (Emperor on back of eagle)
Maximinus II - SOLI INVICTO COMITI (Sol in quadriga)
An interesting point to note (which perhaps points to a special issue) is that these reverse-obverse pairings are fixed - Constantine didn't issue the Licinius or Max Daia reverse types for himself (nor were the reverse designs already used by them - althought the reverse legends were).
Of further interest is that although these coins never took off (hence their scarcity), the reverse designs were later "re-used". The VLPP reverse (your type) was later used on a few solidii (at Ticinum 313 & Rome 315, if memory serves), and then in 317 was introduced as an AE3 reverse. The Licinius emperor-on-eagle reverse was also reintroduced (by Constantine, and still only for Licinius) as an AE3 c.319. Maximinus II was killed in 313, so his type was not reused.
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