Constantine I COMITI AVGG N N from London...cool whip

The COMITI AVGG N N (companion of our Emperors) is different from the regular coinage with Sol; because this reverse has Sol with a cool whip. You have to pronounce "cool whip" like Stewie from Family Guy though.








Constantine I
Circa 311-12
21x25mm 4.2g
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
COMITI AVGG NN; Sol standing left, chlamys falling from left shoulder, r. holding globe & whip in left; ✶ in right field
in ex. PLN
RIC VI London 153; LMCC 7.03.006




Constantine I
A.D. 311-312
21x23mm 4.6gm
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate helmet and cuirassed bust left, spear over right shoulder, shield on left.
COMITI AVGG NN; Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand holding up globe, whip in left, in right field ✶.
In ex. PLN
RIC VI London 166; LMCC 7.03.018




Constantine I
Circa 310-12
21x23mm 4.3g
CONSTANTINVS P AVG; Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
COMITI AVGG NN; Sol standing left, chlamys falling from left shoulder, r. holding globe & whip in left; ✶ in right field
in ex. PLN
RIC VI London 169; LMCC 7.03.027




Constantine I
A.D. 310-312
21x23mm 4.6gm
CONSTANTINVS P AV-G; laureate helmet and cuirassed bust left, spear over right shoulder, shield on left.
COMITI AVGG NN; Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand holding up globe, whip in left, in right field ✶.
In ex. PLN
RIC VI London 177; LMCC 7.03.036




Constantine I
A.D. 310-312
22x23mm 5.0gm
CONSTANTI-NVS AV[G]; laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding eagle tipped scepter.
COMITI-AVGG NN; Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand holding up globe, whip in left, in right field ✶.
In ex. PLN
RIC VI London 182; LMCC 7.03.047




Constantine I
A.D. 311-312
Ӕ nummus 22x23mm 3.9g
CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate helmet and cuirassed bust left with spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm.
COMITI AVGG NN; Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand holding up globe, whip in left, in right field ✶.
In ex. PLN
RIC VI London 184; LMCC 7.03.048




Constantine I
A.D. 311-312
Ӕ nummus 22x23mm 3.9g
CONSTANTINVS AVG; cuirassed bust left with banded helmet, holding spear forward and shield.
COMITI AVGG NN; Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand holding up globe, whip in left, in right field ✶.
In ex. PLN
RIC VI London --; LMCC 7.03.051; RML 361




Constantine I
A.D. 311-312
Ӕ nummus 22mm 4.8g
CONSTANTINVS AVG; radiate helmet and cuirassed bust left, spear over right shoulder, shield on left.
COMITI AVGG NN; Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand holding up globe, whip in left, in right field ✶.
In ex. PLN
RIC VI London --; LMCC 7.03.052, 2nd ed. (this coin); RML 356 (this coin)




Constantine I
A.D. 310-312
24mm 4.4g
CONSTANTINVS AG; laureate and cuirassed (maybe actually trabeate) bust left, holding eagle tipped scepter.
COMITI AVGG N N; Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, right hand holding up globe, whip in left, in right field ✶.
In ex. PLN
RIC VI London --; LMCC 7.03.057, 2nd ed.


references

Roman Imperial Coinage VI: Diocletian to Maximinus. London: Spink & Son, 2003.

Cloke and Toone. The London Mint of Constantius and Constantine 2nd edition. London: Spink & Son, 2024.

Elks, Ken. The Roman Mint of London.



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What a "cool" sub-collection group those examples comprise!

Sadly, I've now realized that all my Sol's are whipless (cool or other wise). ;-(

Perhaps my Sol's had their chariot-driving licenses revoked, and therefore had their whips confiscated.

 

ELAGABALUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG - Laureate, draped bust right
REVERSE: P M TR P IIII COS III P P - Sol standing left, raising hand and holding whip; star in either field
Struck at Rome, 221 AD
2.9g, 19mm
RIC 40b, C 184

 

Here is a Sol from London with a whip in a quadriga



Constantine I
A.D. 314- 315
21mm 4.0g
CONSTANTINVS P AVG; laureate and trabeate bust left.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol standing left in spread quadriga, raising right hand, globe and whip in left; S-P across fields.
In ex. MSL
RIC VII London 81/84 corr.; LMCC 8.07.030

 

Pretty neat! That's quite an array.

 

GREAT COINS @Victor_Clark !


RR
Mussidius Longus
42 BCE
AR Denarius
Radiant Sol
The shrine of Venus Cloacina; a low circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOACIN and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, with flight of steps and portico on left; L•MVSSIDIVS•LONGVS above
S 494 Cr494-42

Comments: This denarius celebrates a shrine to one of the more unlikely patron deities of the Roman pantheon: Venus Cloacina - the Venus who protected the sewer system (the Cloaca Maxima) of Rome. The Cloaca Maxima was said to have been built under the Etruscan kings, Tarquinius Priscus and Tarquinius Superbus, as a means of draining the swampland around the city’s seven hills. In order to protect the drainage system the Sabine king Titus Tatius was said to have erected a shrine to honor Cloacina, the spirit of the sewer who came to be identified with Venus in the Republican period. By some bizarre twist, the composite goddess Venus Cloacina was ultimately recognized as having two spheres of authority: the protection of the sewers, and the protection of the marital bed.Apparently the Roman Republican mind spent more time in the gutter than is usually admitted.



RI
Maximinus II Daia
305-308 CE
AE 20mm
GENIO AVGVSTI Genius stndg bust of Sol cornu star H
RIC IV 164b

 

Here's a Constantine CLARITAS reverse from Rome with a whip wielding Sol



Constantine I
A.D. 317
17x21mm 2.9gm
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
CLARITAS REIPVBLICAE; Sol radiate, advancing left, raising right hand, whip in left, chlamys flying; A in left field.
In ex. R Q
RIC VII Rome 80

 

I just got two more "cool whip" coins

The first one I am particularly happy to get. Besides being unlisted in RIC; it puts me over 140 coins for Constantine from the mint of London. It has a rarer radiate helmet and the shield might have soldiers on it; though it is far from clear. It is also a hoard coin from the 17 February 1976 Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau Hoard.



Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 353; LMCC 7.03.041 (this coin cited); Huvelin, Deux 53a corr. (Sarzeau not Boursies; this coin cited, illustrated on pl. 8; H. Huvelin, "Le Trésor de Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau" in Trésor Monétaires II (1980) 3242 (this coin, illustrated on pl. XXII). Very rare issue. Extremely rare with this obverse legend break. The only example cited by Huvelin.



and this coin, which is also not in RIC; but only because it was misdescribed.



Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (25mm, 4.07 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Laureate and cuirassed bust left, balteus across shoulder, holding spear and shield / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI 175 corr. (bust type); RML 340; LMCC 7.03.029/ 31; Lord Stewartby, "Coins of the Mint of London from the Boursies Hoard" in RN XXXVI (1994), pl. XIII, 26 (same obv. die) Very rare.

 

Hi Hope this is OK. Just got this Severus Alexander as with Sol reverse, it's not brilliant but clear enough. I collect Constantine issues with Sol Invictus but thought this interesting and a bit of research indicates Septimius Severus may have been the first to feature Sol followed by Elagabalus then Alexander? I think he has a whhhip? say whip = whhhip

 

A couple of standard whips... Aurelian, Probus...



More fancy... Constantine the Great - London (this one is extra curly) and Lugdunum

Constantine the Great
Obv:– CONSTANTINVS P AVG, Laureate cuirassed bust right
Rev:– COMITI AVGG NN, Sol radiate standing left, holding globe and whip
Minted in London (_ | * //PLN) A.D. 310-312
Reference(s) – RIC VI London 169 (S citing Oxford)

Obv:– IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Rev:- SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol advancing left, raising right hand, holding whip in left hand
Minted in Lugdunum (F | T / PLG). Spring A.D. 310 - 311
Reference:– RIC VI Lugdunum 312 (Rated Scarce). Bastien XI 528 (28 examples)
3.32g. 24.26mm

 

my latest "cool whip" coin



Constantine I
Circa 310-12
Ӕ nummus 22x23mm 4.0g
CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; Laureate helmet with cuirassed bust left; holding globe.
COMITI AVGG NN; Sol standing left, chlamys falling from left shoulder, r. holding globe & whip in left; ✶ in right field
in ex. PLN
RIC VI London 162; LMCC 7.03.021; RML 334



It was sent registered and only took 26 days to travel 894 miles.

 

my latest coin is pretty awesome




It is not in RIC and it also has the rarer radiate helmet and it looks like there might be figures on the shield; though it is not very clear. Plus, this is a hoard coin, listed in "Le Trésor de Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau" in Trésor Monétaires II (plate XXII #3242)



Constantine I. AD 307/310-337. Æ Follis (22.5mm, 4.43 g, 6h). Londinium (London) mint. Struck circa AD 311-312. Radiate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder and shield / Sol standing left, holding globe and whip; –|*//PLN. RIC VI –; RML 353; C&T 7.03.041 (this coin cited); Huvelin, Deux 53a corr. (Sarzeau not Boursies; this coin cited, illustrated on pl.8; H. Huvelin, "Le Trésor de Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau" in Trésor Monétaires II (1980) 3242 (this coin, illustrated on pl. XXII). Green patina, die wear, light cleaning scratches. Good VF. Very rare issue. Extremely rare with this obverse legend break. The only example cited by Huvelin.

Ex Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection; New York Sale XIV (10 January 2007), lot 428; 17 February 1976 Saint-Colombier-en-Sarzeau Hoard.

 

I just won this example with victory on the shield...so I'm flying high again!









Constantine I
Circa 310-12
Ӕ nummus 24mm 4.7g
CONSTANTINVS AG; Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield decorated with victory flying left holding wreath.
COMITI AVGG NN; Sol standing left, chlamys falling from left shoulder, r. holding globe & whip in left; ✶ in right field
in ex. PLN
RIC VI London --; LMCC 7.03.058; RML 370

Ex Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection