Ancient Roman Stoneware Casting mold for a Roman denarius - 55 mm (No reserve price)
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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
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Roman Empire, mould for a Roman denarius, made of stoneware, rectangular 55 mm high by 35 mm wide, dating to the 1st–3rd century AD, in excellent condition with a genuine/original designation, acquired in 2011 from Germany (/private collection provenance).
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Description from the seller
An excellent preserved rectangular forgery mold pair for a denarius of Emperor Maximinus Thrax.
Description/Data:
Find location: Spain/ Province of Hispania Tarraconensis/ City of Caesaraugusta (Saragossa),
Excavation site: In a rubble field, preserved sewerage of a Villa Rustica.
Year of find: 1975
Currency: Denarius (silver)
Material: reddish clay, terracotta
Time: first half of the 3rd century AD
Currency: Denarius/ silver
Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus or Maximinus I. (* 172 or 173 and possibly up to ten years later in Thrace (?); died April 238 in Aquileia) was a Roman emperor from 235 to 238. He is traditionally regarded as the first “soldier-emperor.” His reign is associated with the beginning of the Crisis of the Third Century.
Denarius obverse: Imperial bust draped with a laurel wreath
Denarius reverse: Emperor standing in the center between two standards of the Legions, RIC.
Length × diameter: approx. 35 mm × 55 mm and in thickness about 5 mm
Weight: Obverse: 13.13 g / Reverse: 13.02 g
Form number: Roman MMMCLXXXXII = 3192
Condition: Obverse (excellent) whole and Reverse (very good) whole.
Special feature: Reverse is different and not listed
Additionally, the mold shape was likely subjected to heat (fire damage).
The molds can be collected in person very gladly.
An excellent preserved rectangular forgery mold pair for a denarius of Emperor Maximinus Thrax.
Description/Data:
Find location: Spain/ Province of Hispania Tarraconensis/ City of Caesaraugusta (Saragossa),
Excavation site: In a rubble field, preserved sewerage of a Villa Rustica.
Year of find: 1975
Currency: Denarius (silver)
Material: reddish clay, terracotta
Time: first half of the 3rd century AD
Currency: Denarius/ silver
Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus or Maximinus I. (* 172 or 173 and possibly up to ten years later in Thrace (?); died April 238 in Aquileia) was a Roman emperor from 235 to 238. He is traditionally regarded as the first “soldier-emperor.” His reign is associated with the beginning of the Crisis of the Third Century.
Denarius obverse: Imperial bust draped with a laurel wreath
Denarius reverse: Emperor standing in the center between two standards of the Legions, RIC.
Length × diameter: approx. 35 mm × 55 mm and in thickness about 5 mm
Weight: Obverse: 13.13 g / Reverse: 13.02 g
Form number: Roman MMMCLXXXXII = 3192
Condition: Obverse (excellent) whole and Reverse (very good) whole.
Special feature: Reverse is different and not listed
Additionally, the mold shape was likely subjected to heat (fire damage).
The molds can be collected in person very gladly.
Details
Culture
Ancient Roman
Century/timeframe
1st - 3rd Century A.D
Name of object
Casting mold for a Roman denarius
Acquired from
Inherited
Year acquired
2011
Material
Stoneware
Country acquired from
Germany
Condition
Excellent
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Height
55 mm
Previous owner - year acquired
1975
Width
35 mm
Previous owner - country acquired from
Germany
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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The seller was informed by Catawiki about documentation requirements and guarantees the following: - the object was legally obtained, - the seller has the right to sell and/or export the object, as relevant, - the seller will provide the necessary provenance information and arrange required documentation and permits/licenses, as applicable and as per local laws, - the seller will notify the buyer of any delays in obtaining permits/licenses. By bidding, you acknowledge that import documentation may be required depending on your country of residence and that obtaining permits/licenses may cause delays in the delivery of your object.
