Constantine the Great Votive

7Calbrey, it is Constantius II. The trick here is than Constantius I never used the type. You are always better off identifying reverses and seeing which rulers used the type to narrow down the choices. This is a nice example from Cyzicus.

Below is a Constantius I Vota but the coin is much larger (this is 3.0g) and never has the high numbers that his grandson lived to support. I'd guess yours is about 1.7g?

 

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I enjoy the discussion, and photos of these under appreciated coins. They may be dull and boring to some, but the history and beauty of these supposedly "common" coins intrigues me.

 

Here are some other votives LRBs


Crispus, AE3 Aquilea mint, 2nd officina
CRISPVS NOB CAES, cuirassed and laureate bust right
CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT/V within a laurel wreath, AQS. at exergue
3.22 gr
Ref : Cohen # 31,



Constantius II, AE3-4 D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, diademed head right
VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX, within a laurel wreath
At exergue SMANTI (Antioch mint
1.70 gr
Ref : Cohen # 335, LRBC # 1398 var,



Jovianus, AE3 struck in Sirmium, 2nd officina
D N IOVIANVS P F AVG, Diademed and draped bust of Jovianus right
VOT V MULT X IN A LAUREL WREATH. BSIRM at exergue
3.32 gr
Ref : Cohen #35, RC #4087, LRBC #1624



Arcadius, AE4 Heraclea mint, 1st officina, c. AD 383
DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
VOT / V within wreath, SMHA at exergue
1.27g, 14mm, 12h
Ref : RIC IX # 18b, LRBC II # 1964

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....but not only LRBs. One can have fun with votive siliquae too :



Constantius II, Siliqua struck in Sirmium
D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Diademed bust of Constantius right
VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX, in a wreath. SIRM at exergue.
2.07 gr
Ref : Cohen #342, RC #3997



Valentinian I, Siliqua Constantinople mint, 4th officina
DN VALENTINI - ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
VOT V in a laurel wreath, CP.delta at exergue
1.57 gr
Ref : RC # 4097v, RIC IX # 13a, Cohen # 69



Theodosius II, Siliqua Constantinople mint
D N THEODO SIVS P F AVG, diademed draped and cuirassed bust right seen from front
VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX, within a laurel wreath, CONS* at exergue
2.16 gr, 18.5 mm
RIC X, # 381

As for campgates, it's another story...

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I'm pretty sure that I only have one measly votive example ...

Arcadius, AR Siliqua
Quinquennalia issue, Mediolanum (Milan) mint
383-408 AD
Struck AD 388
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 1.43 grams
Obverse: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: VOT V/MVLT X in four lines within wreath
Reference: MDPS. RIC IX 13; Ulrich-Bansa, Moneta, 23; RSC 27B
Other: 12h … Good VF, iridescent toning
From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell

 

These are votives of Rome I have shown before.


I do not have the Licinius II from this series.

 

A Rome mint votive from Maxentius described as either a 1/4 or 1/3 follis:



And a similar Galerius from Carthage. These are in 1.8-2.0g range.