Featured The LONDINIUM mint challenge

In fact, it’s Sir James who inspired me for this thread when he showed blinding London Crispus coins in another topic. Thanks to all of you for sharing bloody awesome examples here.
Cheers !

 

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Nummus 332-333 Constantine ll
Christian empire 307-364 A.D London
Mint- plon
Radiat head left altar, constanti-NVS LVN
NC Beat tranqlitas

 

This thread is why I like this site so much!

 

Agreed!

 

Thank you so much for creating this thread @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix and for the excellent lead in write-up. I meant to post this last night but I get tired and run out of gas these days and I forgot. Please accept my apologies.

 

Yes indeed @Alegandron. Even though my major collection of London Mint coins is now dis-assembled and sold off, I do retain a few coins that are dear to my heart and still maintain web pages (galleries) containing numerous photos.

 

No apologies needed sir. And by the way, a very impressive galleries of Londinium coins you have collected over the years ! You are definitely the CHAMPION of the LONDINIUM MINT CHALLENGE . Bravo !

 

Aha! That is a great accolade and a badge I will wear with pride. Thank you!

 

Agreed, and with regard to the Fausta (PLON) Coin: I discovered that London Mint Fausta (and Helena) coins are rarely encountered and therefor only infrequently offered for sale. I was never able to find decent examples thus the ones in my RIC, volume VII gallery are of rather poor quality. So I also included Trier Mint examples from the Killingholme hoard (North Yorkshire), which I think are very nice, in order to illustrate the type. The Killingholme hoard was not very large, but it did include some exceptional contemporary issue coins from continental mints.

Reference: Selection of reduced folles cataloged in RIC, Vol VII:
https://jp29.org/cgalleryVII.htm

 

Great write-up, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, and wonderful coins, everyone!

Here are two humble London coins from my collection. Looking at the radiate and helmeted busts, I wonder about the significance of different diadems, crowns and headdresses on coins of the Constantinian dynasty. Maybe someone here knows more?


Constantine II Iunior, Roman Empire, AE3, 322–323 AD, Londinium mint. Obv: CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, bust of Constantine II, radiate, cuirassed, l. Rev: BEAT TRANQLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX; above, three stars; in fields, F-B; in exergue, PLON. 19mm, 3.22g. Ref: RIC VII Londinium 257. Ex Tauler y Fau, auction 40, lot 2476.



Constantine II Iunior, Roman Empire, AE 3, 323–324 AD, London mint. Obv: CONSTANTINVS IVN NC; helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantinus Iunior l. Rev: BEAT TRANQLITAS; globe on altar with inscription VO/TIS/ XX; mintmark PLON. 19mm, 2.83g. Ref: RIC VII London 287.

 

Iv wondered whos the last one to touch/held these coins before they were dropped and left for ever? So cool to just think about it.

 

My latest London. Posted in a separate thread recently.

Galerius as Augustus
Follis
Obv:– IMP MAXIMIANVS P F IN AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, left hand holding cornucopiae and right hand holding patera
Minted in London (_). Group II - i. May A.D. 305 - Late A.D. 306 or into Early A.D. 307
Reference:– RIC VI London 50 (R, citing Voetter with a footnote stating that confirmation is needed). LMCC (page 126) 4.03.012

Same die pair as LMCC plate coin and BM example (BM B.54, 9.98g, 6h. ex De Salis 1860)

9.77 gms. 29.01 mm diameter. 180 degree die orientation