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Roma, 12.08.2012
Egregio
Lettore,
non disponendo
di cataloghi specifici per la monetazione provinciale,
ho raccolto, attraverso una ricerca nel web, alcuni
elementi attinenti al tema in discussione che di
seguito espongo:
Tetradrammo
- Or1, zecca di Alessandria, 291/2922 d. C.
Descrizione
sommaria:
D. MAΞIMIANOC
CEB3.
Massimiano Erculio, busto laureato, paludato e
corazzato a destra.
R. Elpis in
piedi a sinistra sorregge un fiore con la mano
destra e solleva con la sinistra il lembo della
veste4.
L Z a sinistra e a destra nel
campo5. Segno di zecca "*".6
La ricerca
nel web di monete di tipologia simile a quella
in esame ha prodotto i seguenti risultati:
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=232502
Source FORVM ANCIENT COINS Price 55USD Description
Maximianus, 285 - 310 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
27370. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 5028, Curtis
2072, Geissen 3316, BMC 2557, SNG Cop 1047, gVF,
Alexandria mint, 7.651g, 19.1mm, 0°, 29 Aug 291 -
28 Aug 292; obverse MAΞIMI-ANOC CEB, laureate,
draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse Elpis
standing left, flower in right, raising drapery
with left, star behind, L - Z (year 7) across
fields; $55.00.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=506309
Source Pegasi Numismatics Auction Buy or Bid Sale
140 (03.08.2011) Lot 254 ( « | »
) Estimate 125 USD Description ROMAN EGYPT.
Maximianus, 296-305 AD. Potin Tetradrachm (7.46
gm), yr. 7. Laureate cuirassed bust / Elpis
standing with flower. Köln.3316. aXF, brown
patina.
- http://www.vcoins.com/lucernae/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=1080
Maximianus I Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. Year
7 = 292-293 AD. Elpis. Maximianus Potin
Tetradrachm of Alexandria. Year 7 = 292-293 AD. A
K M OVA MAZIMIANOC CEB, laureate draped bust right
/ L-Z, Elpis (Hope) advancing left, holding flower
& raising hem of skirt. Nice tone. 7,23 grs
Better in hand!! Price € 35.00 US$
42.92 £ 27.51 AUD$ 40.81 CHF 42.03 CAD$
42.67 Rates for 8/10/2012.
- http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/vaughncoins/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=3028
Roman Provincial Egypt. Maximianus, 285 - 310 AD.
Bil Tetradrachme Roman Provincial Egypt
Maximianus, 285 - 310 AD Bil Tetradrachme (6.49 gm
; 19 mm) Alexandria Mint 291-292 AD Obv:
MAXIMIANOC CEB ; Laureate, draped and cuirassed
bust right. Rev: Elpis standing left, flower in
right, raising drapery with left, star behind, L -
Z (year 7) across fields. Milne 5041 Price
US$ 21.00 € 17.13 £ 13.46
AUD$ 19.97 CHF 20.57 CAD$ 20.88 Rates
for 8/10/2012.
- http://www.amazon.com/Maximianus-285-Provincial-Billon-Tetradrachm/dp/B003UA3OVO
Maximianus, 285 - 310 A.D., Roman Provincial
Egypt; Billon tetradrachm; references: Milne 5028,
Curtis 2072, Geissen 3316, BMC Alexandria 2557,
SNG Cop 1047; VF; 7.730 g, maximum diameter 19.5
mm, die axis 0 degrees, Alexandria mint, struck 29
Aug 291 - 28 Aug 292, obverse MAXIMI-ANOC CEB,
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse
Elpis standing left, flower in right, raising
drapery with left, star behind, L - Z (year 7)
across fields; Elpis was the Greek equivalent of
the Roman Spes, the goddess of hope. She was
traditionally defined as the last goddess (Spes,
ultima dea), meaning that hope is the last
resource available to men. Elpis personified hope
for good harvests, and for children, and was
invoked at births, marriages, and other important
times. (Forum #42523).
- http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/alexandria-egypt-maximianus-ancient-116047153
Sold Date: 07/29/2010 Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay Category: Coins & Currency
Alexandria Egypt Maximianus Ancient Billon
Tetradrachm Authentic ancient Roman provincial
coin Alexandria, Egypt Maximianus Billon
Tetradrachm, Year 7 = 292-293 AD Obverse:
MAXIMIANOC CEB, laureate, draped & cuirassed
bust right Reverse: L-Z, Elpis advancing left
holding flower & hem of dress Weight: 8.2 gm
Diameter: 18 mm Marcus Aurelius Valerius
Maximianus Herculius (c. 250 - c. July 310),
commonly referred to as Maximian , was Caesar
(junior Roman Emperor ) from July 285 and Augustus
(senior Roman Emperor) from April 1, 286 to May 1,
305 AD. He shared the latter title with his
co-emperor and superior, Diocletian , whose
political brain complemented Maximian's military
brawn. Maximian established his residence at Trier
but spent most of his time on campaign. In the
late summer of 285, he suppressed rebels in Gaul
known as the Bagaudae . From 285 to 288, he fought
against Germanic tribes along the Rhine frontier.
Together with Diocletian, he ran a scorched earth
campaign deep into the territory of the Alamanni
tribes in 288, temporarily relieving the Rhenish
provinces from the threat of Germanic invasion. On
May 1, 305 AD, at Diocletian's behest, Maximian
abdicated and gave the Augustan office to
Constantius, and retired to southern Italy. In
late 306, Maximian took the title of Augustus
again and aided his son Maxentius ' rebellion in
Italy. In April 307, he attempted to depose his
son, but failed and fled to the court of
Constantius' successor, Constantine (Maximian's
step-step-grandson), in Trier. At the Council of
Carnuntum in November 308, Diocletian and his
successor, Galerius , forced Maximian to renounce
his imperial claim again. In early 310, Maximian
attempted to seize Constantine's title while the
emperor was on campaign on the Rhine. Few
supported him, and he was captured by Constantine
in Marseille. Maximian committed suicide in the
summer of 310 on Constantine's orders. During
Constantine's war with Maxentius, Maximian's image
was purged from all public places. However, after
Constantine ousted and killed Maxentius,
Maximian's image was rehabilitated, and he was
deified.
- http://www258.pair.com/denarius/images/erf_rp1979.jpg
Alexandrian Coins of Maximian. Emmett 4114(7),
Milne 5031 Æ Tetradrachm. Laureate cuirassed bust
right. Elpis standing left, holding flower left,
hitching skirt right. Star in right field. Regnal
year across fields.
Concludo
osservando che, per quanto consentito da una
valutazione a distanza, le caratteristiche fisiche
e di stile della moneta appaiono non difformi dai
conî d'epoca. Nello stato in cui si trova la
moneta dovrebbe valere attorno ai 50,00€.
Giulio
De Florio
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Note:
(1) Tetradrammo in oricalco. Raccolgo
in tabella le caratteristiche fisiche dei
tetradrammi della tipologia di figura presenti
nei link di cui sopra:
| Riferimenti |
Peso (g.) |
Diametro (mm.) |
Asse di conio (h) |
| Link1 |
7,651 |
19,1 |
0 |
| Link2 |
7,46 |
- |
- |
| Link3 |
7,23 |
- |
- |
| Link4 |
6,49 |
19 |
- |
| Link5 |
7,73 |
19,5 |
0 |
| Link6 |
8,2 |
18 |
- |
Dalla
tabella si evince che il tetradrammo di figura
presenta caratteristiche fisiche (8,51g, 18,5mm,
5h) non difformi da quelle dei conî d'epoca.
(2) Per la datazione v. link.
(3) MAΞIMIANOC
CEBαστοc. Per una breve nota
biografica su Massimiano Erculio cliccare
qui. Per l'inquadramento storico della prima
tetrarchia, cliccare
qui.
(4) Elpis, la Spes latina,
personificazione della Speranza (iconografia
basata sul profilo - di solito a sinistra -
della Kore arcaica o delle statue di
"Persefone", come suggerisce il sito: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/kinney/small/n3.htm),
viene
di
solito
rappresentata
nella monetazione romana come leggiadra
fanciulla che si muove a passo di danza
recando un fiore e sollevando un lembo della
veste. Riferisce BMC
che la Spes fece il suo primo ingresso nella
monetazione romana con l'imperatore Claudio.
Di lei scrisse versi Ovidio (Ex Ponto, I
6,29-54), "Haec dea, cum fugerent sceleratas
numina terras, in dis
invisa sola remansit humo" [n.d.r.; quando
dagli altri numi deserto fu lo scellerato
mondo, sola costei rimase nella agli dei
invisa terra].
(5) L Z, ove L serve a introdurre il
periodo di regno identificato dal numerale
successivo, Z (=7) che indica quindi il
settimo anno di regno 291-292 di Massimiano
(v. link).
(6) Negli anni di regno 6-7 di
Massimiano, corrispondenti agli anni di
regno 7-8 di Diocleziano, l'Augusto senior
nel governo congiunto con Massimiano,
operavano ad Alessandria due officine
monetali; quella che batteva moneta nel
nome di Massimiano si firmava con una
stella sul rovescio della moneta (v. link).
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