I was ready to throw this one in the junk bin because I couldn't find anything to indicate what it was. But, I kept after it. Soaking and lightly cleaning. And, finally it started to take shape. It is crude but there. If I am in error please comment. JOVIAN. 363-364 AD. Æ 18mm (3.23 gm). Sirmium mint. DN IOVIA-NVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT V MVLT X in four lines across field within wreath; BSIRM. RIC VIII 118; LRBC 1623.
Not an expert, dont collect LRB’s, but it looks like my right one. You have more cleaning patience than me. I just buy them ready-to-wear, off the rack. JOVIAN (Right and Left!): RI Jovian AE3 Sirmium mint VOT V RIC 118 RI Jovian 363-364 AE 20mm Folles LEFT Sinister VOT V
All of my ancients have been taken from uncleaned lots. I don't care about collecting a specific series or other scheme. I have about 100 fairly nice coins that I have cleaned. That is my thing right now.
Nice one, congrats on the ID. I have one of these from the 1st officina. Roman Empire Jovian | 363-364 CE Sirmium Mint AE Follis | 2.54 grams | 21mm Obv: DN IOVIA-NVS P F AVG, bust right Rev: VOT V MVLT X in four lines within wreath, ASIRM below Ref: RIC 118
First Officina - is that what the 'A' means at the start of the mint mark? I am very new at ancients though I have been a coin collector for 72 years.
I'm also pretty unfamiliar with Roman coins but yes, that's how I understand it. I suppose a more accurate way to describe the exergue line would be like A SIRM or B SIRM, since A or B is the officina while SIRM is for Sirmium, the mint. By the way, welcome to the side of ancients!
Here's a Jovian from the Heraclea mint: Jovian, AD 363-364. Roman Æ centenionalis, 3.06 g, 19.2 mm, 6 h. Heraclea, AD 363-364. Obv: D N IOVIAN-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, left. Rev: VOT / V, legend within wreath; HERACA in exergue. Refs: RIC viii, p. 439, 108; RCV 19218; LRBC II 1912; Cohen 32.