My plea for help was answered very quickly last evening in identifying this coin from an uncleaned lot. VERY thankful for that. I have spent part of the day reading up on Constantine's unfortunate nephew and I am really interested to see better examples. Please post any coins of Delmatius you may have... I would really love to see them. Thank you!! Delmatius (Caesar 335-337) Obv: FLDELMATIVSNOBC Rev: GLOR IAEXERC ITVS Mint: Siscia RIC 239; LRBC 753; Cohen 13; Sear 16878. ..sorry about the pics...
Delmatius Mint: Siscia 337 AD Obvs: FL DELMATIVS NOB C, Bust laureate draped cuirass right. Revs: GLORIA EXERCITVS, Standard between two soldiers. BSIS* AE 17x18mm, 1.60g Ref: RIC VII 266
Mine is also Siscia, but without the star. (About a third of the hits on acsearch are Siscia; looks like the 2nd officina looked after Delmatius.)
Really nice patina.. on the reverse I notice mine has the 2 standards and the others posted so far have the single standard..
Delmatius, Caesar 335-337 Struck 336 16 mm. 1.31 grams. 6:00 FL DELMATI-VS NOB CAES GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS Two soldiers either side of one standard with ch-rho on standard Mintmark: SCONST RIC Arles 398, page 277 For a collector of "early Christian symbolism" on Roman coins, this one is special for the chi-rho at the mint of Constantina (= Arles). That chi-rho is common on coins of Constantine II and Constantius II, but Delmatius is scarcer overall and this variety is scarcer in proportion. The flan is large enough and the designs well-centered and the yellow-green patina is even and pleasing. If you are interested in Christian symbols on Roman coins, there are a number of sites including this one: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html
Here's a nice two-tone job also from Siscia: But to break ranks, here's a similar example from Cyzicus: Tomorrow I'll come back with a few more from other mints, including some two standard examples.
Here are a couple Delmatius GE reverses with 2 standards: Cyzicus <star>SMK<delta> Rome R<star>S Thessalonika single standard with his name spelled as DALMATIVS SMTS<delta> Thessalonika again, but with his name spelled DELMATIVS
They say some people get an underserved "bad rap". Well, Constantine and his boys get an underserved good rap. They committed atrocities that would make Nero and Caligula blush. Killing not just their uncle's, aunts, cousins etc. But even brothers killing brothers and fathers killing sons! Here is a recently acquired poor wretch from that lineage. Delmatius AD 337. Cyzicus Follis Æ 15mm., 2,10g. FL IVL DELMATIVS NOB C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers, each with spear and shield, standing facing one another, one standard between them, SMKAinexergue.nearlyveryfine RIC 131
I am not an LRB guy... so these are my only two: RI Delmatius 335-337 CE Quarter Folles CHI RHO banner flanked by 2 soldiers Sear 3131 RI Delmatius 335-337 CE Quarter Folles CHI RHO banner flanked by 2 soldiers
Not sure what Jax'd means, but I can't take "credit" for this since it came to me this way. Not sure what happened to it, but on a hunch I'm guessing it spent some time in a jewelry holder, as the center of a necklace or something, surrounded by a ring of metal after it had been stripped by overcleaning. The surface is worn a bit, but still not bad. We adopt rescue dogs, and this one is kind of like that. Good boy.
Jax is a chemical patination I have seen used by zappers to apply new patina to bare metal coins. https://jaxchemical.com/product-category/colorants/ https://jaxchemical.com/product-category/darkeners/