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1 Argenteus - Imitating Maximian, 285-305
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 301-325 |
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| Value | 1 Argenteus = 1/25 Aureus |
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| Reverse description | Four Tetrarchs sacrificing over a tripod altar before a city gate or enclosure, a composition derived from the official VIRTVS MILITVM or similar Tetrarchic reverse type. The figures are rendered in a simplified, barbarous style with debased detail, standing in a row with arms raised in the sacrificial gesture. The city enclosure or camp gate occupies the background or central field. A garbled imitation of the original Latin legend surrounds the scene, with letterforms degraded and partially illegible, consistent with unofficial Germanic tribal production of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | IIIATIIV - IILITVIA[...] |
| Edge | Plain |
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