Welcome to the discussion! I think only a rare handful of emperors (e.g. Marcus Aurelius) could truly escape scrutiny for their life's deeds. Here is one of my examples. I not longer own it as it sold a few days ago. A posthumous coin issued under his sons Constantius II and Constans. Peter
Welcome to the gang @Adriaan ! And GREAT first post! Constantius: RI Constantius I Chlorus 293-306 CE DIVO AE Quinarius Thesalonika 317-318 Seated RIC VII 25 R5 RARE
Most people here like the coins of all emperors and personalities; they may not like the person, but that does not stop us from liking the coins! Otherwise no one would collect Caligula, Nero, etc. (if the histories we have are to be believed) which is far from true. John
Welcome to the Forum. I'm one of those that despice Constantine. Can't stand him at all. However, that didn't stop me from getting two of his coins from the London mint.
Not sure I'd say that I love him, but as a Christian I do definitely like Constantine for his promotion of Christianity. He supposedly did a few not-so-nice things as well but most ancient rulers did anyways, so I don't hate/dislike him, unlike other rulers such as Nero, Caligula, Caracalla, and Elagabalus.
I find it hard to judge based on modern day morals. Considering the norms of today, I cannot imagine the Ancients having any problem finding the correct pronoun to use to identify someone!!!!!!!!
Welcome to you!! Here is a centenionalis of Constantius II of the Fel Temp Feparatio "fallen horseman" series. If you catch this coin disease you might as well get infected with this type of coin as there are lots of thesen coins to collect.
A belated welcome!! Terrific posts everyone!! I was one of the lucky recipients of @jamesicus' generosity...but i kept deleting my photos of his gift struck at Lugdunum of Constantius I---my photo skills are quite weak---so I just quickly snapped this version to finally share it. It's a very early issuance of Constantine's father as Caesar.....
I've been inspired by @jamesicus to try to be a little more methodical in my collecting. I admire how he has really focused his efforts. John
Thank you for posting that pic @Mikey Zee. It is a far better photograph than the one I posted. To me, it really captures the essence of that coin.
Welcome @Adriaan ! That's a fine looking coin, I don't have a coin of Constantius I, he's pretty high on my list. I only picked up a couple coins of the Constantine gang in 2017, here are both of them! Constans ,348-351 AD, AE3 O: DN CONSTANS PF AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left holding globe, R: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier dragging young barbarian from hut beneath tree of one branch with millet-like head with a multi-leaved stalk on each side. Mintmark SMNB. Nicomedia mint. RIC VIII 70. 20 mm, 4.0g Constantius Gallus, 351-354 AD, AE3 O: D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Draped and cuirassed bust right, R: FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, Soldier spearing fallen horseman who is bare-headed, reaching backwards. Mintmark R(?), Rome mint. 20 mm, 2.6 g. RIC IX Rome 274 var
Dear all, Thank you for the warm welcome and showing me your wonderful coins! To receive such a fantastic gift from Jamesicus on christmas eve is heart-warming. The nice thing is that I found this forum by searching the internet for info recent coin purchase. One of the first articles I found was the excellent write-up he had posted. This also led me to his website which is very inspiring for a starting collector! Thans again and have a lovely evening! Best, Adriaan
You should see his website which is awesome. I frequently visit when I need information about those coin types. http://jp29.org/cdir.htm http://jp29.org/ricdr.htm I also received a coin from him a few years back and it is still a highlight of my collection and it's from the Londinium mint. A big thanks again!!
Merry Christmas Adriaan and thank you! I do not have your shipping address (via PM please) yet, although I will not be able to mail the coin until next week sometime due to all of my family commitments.
Even though I am interested in Byzantine gold coins (starting from Theodosian dynasty 379 AD), I belong to those who admire Constantine the Great, mainly because he was the emperor who envisioned the Byzantine state as a Roman polity centered at Constantinople, cultury dominated by the Greek East and with Christianity as the state religion. My contribution is a follis of Constantine I and a follis of his wife Fausta Constantine I, 307/310-337. Follis (Bronze, 19 mm, 3.42 g, 1 h), Constantinopolis, 327-328. Obs. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG Rosette-diademed head of Constantine to right. Rev. GLORIA RO-MANORVM / Δ / CONS Helmeted Roma seated to left on shield, holding victory on globe in her right hand and a transverse scepter with her left. Fausta, Augusta, 324-326. Follis (Bronze, 19 mm, 3.85 g, 12 h), Thessalonica, 326-328. Obs. FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG Draped bust of Fausta to right. Rev. SPES REIP-VBLICAE / SMTSA Veiled Fausta or Salus standing front, head to left, holding two children in her arms.
Very nice coins @medvet - thank you for posting those pics. The reverse of the Constantine coin is spectacular!
