AE3 tranquilitas vot/IS/xx Constantine II. Votis xx. i feel like I'm doing something wrong. Or missing out something? Tell me what I need to do if so.
Also you could write out the legends and look into what they mean. The obverse (front) legend is: CONSTANTINVS IVN NC I believe. Do you know the reverse legend?
Constantine II, 322-323 AD. London Obv: CONSTANTI-NVS IVN NC, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust left, seen from the back Rev: BEAT TRA-NQLITAS, large globe on an altar inscribed VOT-IS-XX in three lines, three stars above. F-B across fields. Mintmark: PLON Great coin. I do not have a coin from London yet. I really want one as I lived there for 2 years.
Here us a good link for the meaning of those inscriptions: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Roman Coin Inscriptions
nice coin shrews.. heres mine.. Constantine II AE3 follis. London mint. Struck 322-323 AD. CONSTANTI-NVS IVN NC, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust left, seen from the front. BEAT TRA-NQLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VO TIS XX, three stars above, F-B across fields Mintmark PLON 19.39 mm, 2.8 g RIC VII 255
Particularly nice because it was the London mint. CONSTANTINE II AE Follis OBVERSE: CONSTANTI-NVS IVN NC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left REVERSE: BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOT / IS / XX, three stars above, PLON in ex. Struck at London 323-324 AD 2.5g, 19mm RIC VII 284
You might also include the size and weight in your description. It is interesting that he is depicted with a radiate crown. During this time period, the radiate crown on the obverse was frequently used to denote a half nummus: Constantine I ("the Great"), A.D. 307-337 Nicomedia mint, A.D. 321-324 RIC 43 Obv: IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Rev: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI - Jupiter, leaning on eagle-tipped scepter, holding Victory on globe; eagle with wreath at feet to right, captive to left SMNB in exergue; X over IIM (truncated) in right field 19 mm, 2.7 g. Yet with this series, the radiate crown was used to distinguish Constantine I from his heirs. Both types--radiate and otherwise--had the same value: Constantine I, etc. Treveri (Trier) mint, A.D. 322-323 RIC 369 Obv: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG Rev: BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS - Globe on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XXX; 3 stars above [dot]PTR[dot] in exergue 20 mm, 4.2 g.
