Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted January 16 · Member Share Posted January 16 It dawned on me recently that I don't recall seeing a fully (or mostly silvered) Maxentius. One might find small traces, but never too much. It's kind of like with Carausius. Is it the Italian soil? One comes across a lot of silvered Rome ants, although there's no guarantee they were found in Italy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted January 16 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted January 16 Good question. Perhaps someone with a better metallurgical understanding than either of us will chime in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanxi Posted January 16 · Supporter Share Posted January 16 There are a few on acsearch, but the silvering looks quite thin: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=701242 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=9930601 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted January 16 · Member Share Posted January 16 An essay authored by C.G.J. Pannekeet & Slootdorp in 2013, Diocletians monetary reform, states "He (Kenneth Harl) further states that the nummus (follis) contained c. 5% of silver while others speak of 3% and the RIC speaks of an average around 3.87%." That of course applies to the nummus of AD 294, while the nummi of Maxentius were struck at a later date (AD 307-312) & probably contained even less silver. I bought the nummus of Maxentius pictured below about 5 years ago & it contains an unusual amount of silver coating. Maxentius, AD 307-312 (struck AD 309-312). Ostia Mint, 3rd officina. Billon Nummus: 7.08 gm, 25 mm, 12 h. Reverse: Fides Militum holding a signum in each hand. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentinian Posted January 16 · Member Share Posted January 16 I have a Maxentius follis with some silvering: 24 mm. 6.84 grams. AERERNITAS AVG N MOSTQ RIC VI Ostia 35 "C2" (very common). 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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