Very nice!.... My best are common coins but I do love the portraits, good strike and clear legends... kind of a rarity as far as my collection goes... Love the portrait of Crispus here... what could have been? RIC vol VII Aquileia 106 R1 322 AD Obv: CRISPVS NOB CAES, bust r. Rev: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath containing VOT X Size: 18.95 mm Weight: 2.8 grams Constantine: Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head right. Rev: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XX within wreath Mintmark: Epsilon SIS sunburstRIC VII Siscia, 180. Constantine with a tiny little arm....and a fu manchu 'stache... Struck A.D. 319 19mm IMP CONSTAN-TINVS AVG -- high crested helmet, cuir., spear across r. shoulder, shield on left arm VICT• LAETAE PRINC PERP -- two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar inscribed with I In ex. •ASIS• RIC VII Siscia 82 r5
Strong detail for a coin usually seen very worn, congrats kolyan760. I have just taken a new photo of a coin I received recently highlighting it's silvering a lot better. Maxentius, 307-312. Follis (Silvered bronze, 25 mm, 6.77 g, 7 h), Aquileia, late summer 307. IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG Laureate head of Maxentius to right. Rev. CONSERV VRBS SVAE / AQΓ Roma seated left within tetrastyle temple, holding scepter and handing globe to Maxentius standing right, holding scepter; seated captive between; Victories as acroteria, she-wolf and twins in pediment. RIC 113. Good very fine. From the S. Pozzi Collection, privately purchased from K. Alber on 16 January 1973 and previously acquired from G. Brosi, Basel.
That's gorgeous. I always associate Roman coins with a lack in aesthetic quality, but dang this one is NICE
Some think it is the Milvian bridge (Ponte Molle), and others don't. I did a write up on it some time ago.
These later coins don't get much attention in my collection so... Here's a late 4th century coin bomb! For those unfamiliar with coins of this time period... these are nicer than most for the era. Lots of rough coins from here on out. Arcadius Theodosius I Valentinian II
Very nice coins. My best LRB is probably this Constantine I campgate...pretty common coin, but I really like the portrait of Constantine on this one. Constantine I, AE Follis, Treveri, 326. CONSTAN-TINVS AVG Laureate head of Constantine I to right. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE AVGG / PTR(pellet-in-crescent) Camp gate with two turrets and no doors; above, star. RIC 475.
I focus on the Roman Republic, so I really do not collect much after BCE. Here is one I captured from @John Anthony in one of his great auctions, that he is starting up again! RI Constantine I CE 306-337 Æ Follis 19mm 3.2g Siscia Mint CE 326-7 AVG Laureate R - PROVIDENTIAE AVGG Camp gate 2 turrets no door star RIC 200
I wish I had more late Roman bronze to be honest. Here is an Valentinian I AE-3 I bout a little while back from the Aquileia mint. And here is his big bro from the Rome mint.
Valentinian II: (Bronze) AE III Siscia mint, A.D. 378-383 Obv: D N VALENTINIANVS IVN P F AVG Rev: CONCO-R-DIA AVGGG - Roma seated, holding globe and reverse spear; left leg bare ASISC in exergue RIC 27(c) 18mm, 2.3g. Theodosius I: (Bronze) AE II Constantinople mint, A.D. 383-388 Obv: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG Rev: GLORIA RO-MANORVM - Emperor, standing on galley, facing right, holding globe; Victory at helm CONA in exergue; T in left field RIC 79(b) 21mm, 5.3g
Don't forget that 4th century includes the tail end of the Tetrarchy Constantius I Galerius Severus Maximinus II Maxentius Romulus (not that great, but nice for this scarce little dead dude)
Good point. Maximinus II ("Daia"): Bronze Nummus Antioch mint, A.D. 312 Obv: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG Rev: GENIO AVGVSTI - Genius, modius on head, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulder, holding head of Sol and cornucopiae ANT in exergue; [star] in left field, S in right RIC 164b 22mm, 4.7g.