A couple of sharp "VOT ... within wreath"s of Constantine I and II

Knowledge of The little details.- like what @John Anthony and @seth77 make these coins even more interesting and serve as examples of how knowledge makes this hobby all the more interesting and rewarding.

Cool coins everyone!

 

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I'm missing the Licinius II from the set and most of mine could use serious upgrading but the Eros series is on my list.
Licinius I


Constantine I

Crispus
Constantine II

 

The mint of Rome has very interesting types from this 320-321 period, before regular VOT in wreath and PROVIDENTIAE AVGG campgates became the norm.
Almost 2 years ago, Mr. Ramskold announced that he was working at a magnum opus of Rome bronzes covered by RIC 143-224, that should be the largest and most comprehensive one of bronzes ever attempted, trying to piece together a more exact chronology of the sub-issues by studying the die matches.
One of the coins studied is this:




CRISPUS AE3 18mm 2.21g Follis/Nummus (aVF/F)

AV: CR - ISPVS NOB CAES; laureate draped cuirassed spear forward in right arm shield in left arm bust l.

REV: VOT X / ET XV F / RT inside wreath.

EXE: -

REF: RIC - unrecorded, this coin should be between RIC VII Rome 207 and 208, w/ a G8 bust. Very rare, just one other known from officina Q and one from officina T, 320AD.

Coin is also listed on Lech Stepniewski's NOT IN RIC: http://notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7rom-207_cri_t.html

 

I picked up another one in an eBay auction to check another emperor off the list. This one was identified as Jovian from Siscia but the seller mentioned that it could be from Sirmium because the exergue is unclear. Any thoughts from those more experienced with LRBs?



Here is the seller's ID:
Jovian A.D. 363- 364. 20mm 3.6gm. DN IOVIA-NVS PF AVG; pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right/VOT V MVLT X surrounded by wreath. In ex. BSISC RIC VIII Siscia 426
possibly from Sirmium, but the exergue is not very clear.

 

keepin the vots goin, heres 1 i got this week...


Constantine I, AE Follis. 326-327 AD. CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head right / DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG around VOT XXX within wreath. dot SMH delta dot in ex. Rated R4 20.0mm 3.6g Heraclea RIC VII 87

 

Although the fourth letter is unclear, I definitely read C as the fifth, so I think Siscia 426 is correct: BSISC.

 

I was still in Poland when this thread began, so I didn't post any of my VOT coins.

MAXIMIANUS
AE Post reform radiate
OBVERSE: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, radiate bust right
REVERSE: / VOT dot XX S in three lines within laurel wreath
Struck at Ticinum, 299 AD
2.33 grs. 19.50 mm
RIC RIC 36b

CRISPUS
AE3
OBVERSE: IVL CRISPVS NOB C; laureate head right
REVERSE: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM; VOT X in wreath; ΔSIS wreath in exergue
Struck at Siscia 321-324 AD
2.9g, 18.5mm
RIC VII Siscia 178

CONSTANTINE II
AE Follis
OBVERSE: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, laurel wreath around VOT X, GSIS(sunburst) in ex.
Struck at Siscia 321-4 AD
2.90g. 18 mm
RIC VII 182,G

JULIAN II
AE3
OBVERSE: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand
REVERSE: VOT / X / MVLT / XX in four lines within wreath. Mintmark: CVZ Gamma
Struck at Cyzicus 361-3 AD
3.3g, 20mm
RIC 130

JOVIAN
AE3
OBVERSE: DN IOVIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, & cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: VOT V MVLT X in four lines across field within wreath; BSIRM
Struck at Sirmium 363-4 AD
3.0g, 20mm
RIC 118b

 

Here is a site on coins of Jovian including his VOTA pieces:

http://esty.ancients.info/Jovian/Jovian.html

 

Nice web page Warren.

 

Late Roman bronzes can be as nice as any other Roman coins. The first time I was introduced to the world of ancient coins was through a friend that had a few late empire bronzes. They were a beauty.

Yes, some late Roman coins can be very crude and boring, but hidden in between are quite a few with interesting portraits and awesome reverse designs. And from what I hear, they can be had quite cheap...I should know, because I just bought one of them today from John Anthony.

 

Here is my EROs mint VOT that I found metal detecting about 30 years ago.

 

Another EPWC-AMOR-ROMA mintmark on a later type from this series of types:

 

Nice! Here are a couple in my collection.


Constantine I, AD 307-337
Roman Æ Centenionalis; 2.59 g, 18.4 mm
Aquileia, AD 321
Obv: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG,
Rev: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, laurel wreath around VOT XX; ·AQ · below.
Refs: RIC vii, p. 404, no. 85; RCV 16216; Cohen 123.
Note: the officina mark, which should follow the AQ of the Aquileia mintmark, is absent, likely due to a filled die.

Crispus:


Crispus, AD 316-326.
Roman AE centenionalis, 2.93 g, 18.2 mm, 6 h.
Siscia, AD 320-321
Obv: IVL CRISPVS NOB C, laureate head, right.
Rev: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around wreath enclosing VOT X; ЄSIS* in exergue.
Refs: RIC 165; Cohen 44; RCV 16772.

 

Crispus
Aquileia


Constantine
Siscia




Licinius
Thessalonika

 

Many nice VOTA coins have been shown. I have a site on VOTA coins:

http://augustuscoins.com/ed/VOTA/

with several sub-pages including one on VOT V coins:

http://augustuscoins.com/ed/VOTA/V.html


Crispus
20 mm.
VOT/V in wreath. DOMINORVM NOSTRORVM CAESS ("our lords Caesars") around.
ST in exergue
RIC Ticinum 150 "r4 [but many varieties], 320-321".

That page includes vota coins of Thessalonica like this one:


Constantine II, 317-337-340
19 mm. 3.32 grams
VOT•V
MVLT•X
CAESS
TS•B in wreath
RIC VII Thessalonica 45 "r1 [only one officina, but other obverse legends], 320"
Struck 318-319

There are also pages with the VOT XV types of Constantine and many others.

 

Woah @red_spork , that is a sharp coin.

I may have a sharp one of my own...here we go:


Crispus

 

Very nice coins..i do have one..ConstantineII ric 182

 

Constantine I

Constantine II

 

Just came in..needs a bit of cleaning and determination..Constantine I

 

And this is my rare.
Valentinian III and imitation of Vandals.