Collection de Ratio Ultima

Pour un début, Tetrarchy.
Des mannaies de la trésor de Ligniéres (Pierre Bastien et André Cothenet. Trésors monétaires du Cher. Ligniéres (294-310), Osmery (294-313). Numismatique Romaine; Essais, recherches et documents, VIII, 1974).

Bastien et Cothenet 86 (this coin)
Constantius I 
Nummus
Treveri, 305-306
9,44 g, 27 mm
IMP CONSTANTIVS P F AVG  Laureate and cuirassed bust right. 
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI  Genius stg. l., head towered, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae; in field l., S; in field r., F; in ex., PTR.
RIC 652a

Bastien et Cothenet 106 (this coin)

Maximinus II Daia as Caesar

Nummus

Treveri, 


305-306




10,85 g, 27 mm


GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C  Laureate and cuirassed bust right. 
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI  Genius stg. l., head towered, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae; in field l., S; in field r., F; in ex., PTR.
RIC 667b

Superbes monnaies

Très belle monnaie, superbe patine

Bastien et Cothenet 122 (this coin)

Maximian Herculius

Nummus

Treveri, 307

7,89 g, 28 mm

IMP C M AVREL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG  Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
GENIO POP ROM  Genius stg. l., head towered, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae; in field l., S; in field r., A; in ex., PTR.
RIC 766

Quelle beauté et quelle finesse des détails

Bastien et Cothenet 403 (this coin)

Constantius I as Caesar

Nummus

Londinium, 303-305
10,72 g, 26 mm
CONSTANTIVS NOBIL C  Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI  Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae.
RIC VI, Londinium, after 32, Constantius, unlisted bust type.

Buste puissant

du bonheur pour les yeux

Bastien et Cothenet 598 (this coin)

Maximian Herculius

Nummus

Carthago, 299-303

IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG  Laureate head right.
SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART  Carthago stg. facing, head l., in long robe, holding fruits in both hands; in ex., B.
RIC 31b

Merci! En effet, les monnaies sont bons, mais ils ne sont pas tous parfaits.
Mais ils sont hors du trésor, qui a étudié le maitre Bastien!

Un peu plus Tetrarchy.

Galerius Maximian as Caesar
Nummus
Treveri, 303-305
10,02 g, 30 mm
MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C  Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI  Genius stg. l., head towered, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae; in field l., S; in field r., F; in ex., PTR.
RIC 594b

silvering surface

Diocletian
Nummus
Ticinum, 304-305
9,62 g, 26 mm
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG    Laureate head right.
SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR  Moneta stg., l., r. holding scales, l. cornucopiae; in ex., ST dot.
RIC 47a

avec lettres XX I (après L'édit du Maximum)



Diocletian

Nummus

Alexandria, 301
9,63 g, 28 mm
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG  Laureate head right.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI  Genius standing l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae; in field l., XX; in field r., Δ, I below; in ex., ALE.
RIC 32a

Galerius Maximian
Nummus
Cyzicus, 297-299
9,46 g, 27 mm
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES  Laureate head right.
GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM NN Genius standing l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae; in ex., KA.
RIC 11b

Severus as Caesar
Nummus
Treveri, 305-306
10,6 g, 27 mm
FL VAL SEVERVS NOB CAES  Laureate and cuirassed bust right. 
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI  Genius stg. l., head towered, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae; in field l., S; in field r., F; in ex., PTR.
RIC 660

Maximinus II Daia as Caesar
Nummus
Aquileia, 305-306
8,20 g, 27 mm
MAXIMINVS NOB CAES  Laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust left; spear over r. shoulder, shield on l. arm.
VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS NN  Mars, helmeted, advancing r., r. holding transverse spear, trophy over l. shoulder; in ex., AQГ.
RIC 71b

De magnifiques monnaies! Tu vas faire plaisir à Brutus avec cette belle série de follis 

Constantine I
Nummus
Londinium, 307
8,33 g, 27 mm
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C  Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
GENIO POP ROM  Genius stg. l., head towered, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae; in ex., PLN.
RIC 88b

Un frappe de Maxence

Constantine I as Caesar
Nummus
Rome, 307
7,45 g, 25 mm
CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES  Laureate head right.
CONSERVATORES VRB SVAE  Roma seated facing, head l., in hexastyle temple, r. holding globe, l. sceptre, knobs as acroteria; plain pediment; in ex., R star Q.
RIC 196

Maximian Herculius
Nummus
Aquileia, 307-308
6,9 g, 25 mm
IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG  Laureate head right.
CONSERV VRB SVAE  Roma seated facing, head l., in hexastyle temple, r. holding globe, l. sceptre; shield by side; knobs as acroteria, star in pediment; in ex., AQP.
RIC 121b

Maxentius
Nummus
Ticinum, 307-308
6,2 g, 25 mm
MAXENTIVS PF AVG  Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
CONSERV VRB SVAE  Roma seated facing, head l., in hexastyle temple, r. holding globe, l. sceptre, knobs as acroteria; pediment empty; in ex., TT.
RIC 95

Maxentius
1/2 Nummi
Ostia, 309-312
3,35 g, 20 mm
MAXENTIVS PF AVG  Laureate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, r. holding spear over shoulder, l. shield.
VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N  Victory stg. r., l. foot on base of cippus supporting shield wich she inscribes VOT XX FEL in three lines; to l.; captive seated l.; in ex., MOSTP.
RIC 64

1/96 libre

Constantius I as Caesar
Argenteus
Ticinum, 300
3,06 g, 18 mm
CONSTANTIVS CAESAR  Laureate head right.
XCVI T  in two lines in wreath.
RIC 21a, RSC 346a

Magnifique série qu'un connaisseur va apprécier tout particulièrement.
Les deux dernières sont mes préférées, superbes!

Extraordinaires monnaies 

Deux monnaies avec le symbole CMH

Galerius Maximian
Nummus
Nicomedia, 308-310
6,55 g, 26 mm
IMP C CAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG  Laureate head right.
GENIO AVGVSTI CMH  Genius standing l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae; in ex., SMNA.
RIC 54a

Licinius I
Nummus
Cyzicus, 311
6,75 g, 23 mm
VAL LICINNIANVS LICINNIVS P F AVG  Laureate head right.
GENIO AVGVSTI CMH  Genius standing l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera (from which liquor flows), l. cornucopiae; in ex., MKVГ.
RIC 76

INCROYABLE

Très belles monnaies ! 

Quelques petites fractiones.

Maximian Herculius
1/2 Nummi
Alexandria, 308
2,9 g, 21 mm
D N MAXIMIANO FILICISS  Laureate bust right, in imperial mantle, r. hand raised.
PROVIDENTIA DEORVM  Providentia stg. r., extanding r. hand to Quies stg. l., r. holding branch, l. leaning on sceptre; in field Δ; in ex., ALE.
RIC 91b

Maximian Herculius
1/4 Nummi
Siscia, 305
2,27 g, 18 mm
IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG  Laureate head right.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI  Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, r. cornucopiae; in ex., SIS.
RIC 146

Maxentius
1/3 Nummi
Rome, 310-311
1,9 g, 16 mm
MAXENTIVS PF AVG  Laureate head right.
VOT/QQ/MVL/X in four lines in wreath.
RIC 281a

Constantine I
1/2 Nummi
Treveri, 310-311
1,8 g, 18 mm
CONSTANTINVS AVG  Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
SOLI INVICTO  Sol stg. facing, head l., chlamys draped over left shoulder, r. raised, l. holding up globe; in field to l.; in ex., PTR.
RIC 899

Constantine I
1/4 Nummi
Treveri, 310-311
1,2 g, 13 mm
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG  Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
VOT/X/MVL/XX in four lines in wreath.
RIC 909a

Constantine I
12 Denarii (1/2 Nummi)
Rome, 312-313
1,65 g, 17 mm
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS AVG  Laureate, cuirassed bust right.
PACI PERPET  Pax stg. facing, head l., r. holding branch, l. standard; in field to l., XII; in ex., RS.
RIC 356

"la serie pagan" de Daia

Maximinus II Daia
1/4 Nummi
Antiochia, 312
1,3 g, 16 mm
IOVI CONSERVATORI Jupiter, wearing cloak, seated l., holding sceptre with his l. hand, globe on his outstretched r. hand.
VICTORIA AVGG  Victory, wearing long dress, standing l., holding wreath in her raised r. hand; in field to l., Z; in ex., ANT.
J. van Heesch, NC 1993, 2

Maximinus II Daia
1/4 Nummi
Antiochia, 312
1,18 g, 15 mm
GENIO ANTIOCHENI  Antioch seated facing on rock; below, Orontes swimming.
APOLLONI SANCTO  Apollo stg. l., patera in r. hand, lyre in l.; in fild to r., Г; in ex, SMA.
J. van Heesch, NC 1993, 3a

Maximinus II Daia
Nummus
Heraclea, 313
5,08 g, 23 mm
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG  Laureate head right.
SOLI INVICTO  Sol, radiate, stg. l. in long robe, r. raised, l. holding head of Serapis; in field to l., A; in ex., SMHT.
RIC 78

Constantine I
Nummus
Londinium, 310-312
4,8 g, 23 mm
CONSTANTINVS AG  Laureate bust left, in mantle, holding eagle-tipped sceptre (RIC VI, 233).
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS  Prince stg. facing, head l., in military dress, holding standard in each hand; in field to r., star; in ex., PLN (RIC VI, 221).
RIC VI, Londinium, after 221, Constantine, unlisted obverse legend (1h), bust type (Q).

Constantine I
Nummus
Treveri, 310-313
5,9 g, 23 mm
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG  Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI  Sol stg. facing, head l., chlamys draped over left shoulder, r. raised, l. holding up globe; in field to l., T, in field to r., F; in ex., PTR.
RIC 873

Constantine I
Nummus
Treveri, 310-313
3,59 g, 22 mm
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG  Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI  Bust of Sol r., radiate and draped, seen from rear.
RIC 890

Constantine I
Nummus
Rome, 312
5,37 g, 22 mm
IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG  Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; in ex., RP.
RIC 289

Les argenteuses billones de Trèves

Licinius I
Argenteus
Treveri, 312-313
2,77 g, 19 mm
IMP LICINIVS AVG  Laureate, cuirassed bust l., r. holding thunderbolt, sceptre over l. shoulder.
IOVI CONSERVATORI AVG  Jupiter, head l., r. holding thunderbolt, l. transverse sceptre, seated on eagle stg. r. with wings spread; in ex., PTR.
RIC 825

Maximinus II Daia
Argenteus
Treveri, 312-313
3,09 g, 18 mm
IMP MAXIMINVS AVG  Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust l., r. raised, l. holding globe.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI  Sol, rad., naked to waist, stg. With head l. in facing quadriga, r. raised, l. holding globe and whip; in ex,. PTR.
RIC 826

Et puis RIC VII

Constantine I
Nummus
Ticinum, 317-318
3,19 g, 19 mm
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG   Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI  Sol stg. facing, head l., chlamys draped over left shoulder, r. raised, l. holding up globe; in field to l., P; in ex., ST.
RIC 68

Crispus
Nummus
Siscia, 317
2,96 g, 21 mm
CRISPVS NOB CAES  Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS  Prince helmeted, in military dress, stg. r., holding reversed spear, hand on shield resting on ground, cloak spread; in ex., ΕSIS.
RIC 39

Un frappe de Licinius

Licinius I
Nummus
Siscia, 313-315
4,2 g, 21 mm
IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG  Laureate head right.
IOVI CONSERVATORI  Jupiter stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, leaning on sceptre, Victory on globe in r. hand; eagle holding wreath to l.; in field to r., B; in ex., SIS.
RIC 8

Constantine I
Nummus
Nicomedia, 313-315
3,48 g, 22 m
IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG  Laureate bust right. 
IOVI CONSERVATORI Jupiter stg. l., chlamys across l. shoulder, leaning on sceptre, Victory on globe in r. hand; eagle holding wreath to l.; in field to r., А; in ex., SMN.
RIC 12