Constantius I Chlorus - London Mint

I have been looking out for an Augustus, not come across one yet.

 

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Augustus from Lugdunum are relatively easy to obtain. I have owned several.



This Alexandrian is a little scarcer...

 

There are other Posthumus types to look out for too.

 

Thanks--------It's one of the last I purchased almost ten years ago when I stopped with Ancients, focused on Moderns and then had to sell almost all I had only a few years later...I returned to Ancients this past November.....

 

I'll tack on a matching London Diocletian which I consider RIC 6a page 124. I don't claim expertise in these.


It gets worse. I believe the one below is RIC 17a page 243 from Lugdunum. Unfortunately the strike is weak in exergue making it possible there were lost letters but I'm reading this as the Lugdunum issue without mintmark by style. Corrections welcomed. It would have been nice if the mints had got together and decided who got to use 'no mintmark' as their mintmark but we don't always get cooperation out of these mintmasters long dead. I bought this from Victor Failmezger before his book came out but it did not make the cut for the book.


I agree with seth77 that MikeyZee's Augustus is a great coin and that Augustus issues are harder to find. Mine is from Ticinum and is a Failmezger plate coin.

There are also ugustus fractions like this one from Siscia.


...and this posthumous fraction (half follis?) from Rome. This was part of the later series honoring all of Constantine's favored relatives a decade later than the rest of the coins shown here. It is RIC 111 page 311 but that page is in RIC volume VII rather than VI as are the others quoted here. It reads DIVO CONSTANTIO PIO PRINC / MEMORIAE AETERNAE RS

 

I think it's quite normal for Augustus coins to be more frequent from western mints, as Constantius was Augustus in the West. But that one of MickeyZee is just beautiful apart from being scarce.

 

Doug,
I agree with you about your unmarked Lugdunum. It comes from the type described as being transitional. These are often mistaken with London mint due to their unmarked nature but can be tied to Lugdunum by their style which matches that of those marked with PL, LA, LB etc. for Lugdunum.

Here is one of mine ...

 

So far I haven't seen any coins in this thread that I wouldn't be happy to own. Excellent stuff

 

Constantius Chlorus from Carthage mint. I like these big folles also. Feels like something valuable.
30.2 mm
10.20 gms
Constantius Chlorus
Struck 293-306 AD at the 3rd workshop of the Carthage mint
Obverse: bust facing right wearing laurel wreath CONSTANTIUS NOB CAES
Reverse: Africa wearing elephant headress, tusk in left hand

 

Nice find!

 

JB Snap

 

I can see the bull and lion at the feet of Africa on your coin. Not on mine.

 

Sorry JB, thought they were here:

 

They are supposed to be there! Where do you think they went? Forger quit early?