vows suscepta or soluta

I think Jovian knew his time was almost up. And that's what happened anyway as he died from unnatural causes...

 

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Kind of a lame duck vota, then?

 

I think "optimistic" is definitely the right word for Julian.

 

Great coins in this thread - I really like the VOT types.

Since I'm a bit insomniac tonight, I thought I'd troll through my collection and see what shakes out. I had more than I thought!

Huh. The site seems to have gone down while I was working on this...so the insomnia was cured by a couple hours of zzzzs. Anyway:

A dupondius of Antoninus Pius...need an upgrade on this for sure:

Antoninus Pius Æ Dupondius
(158-159 A.D.)
Rome Mint
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, radiate head right / [VOTA S]VS[CEPT]A DEC III [C]OS IIII below, S-C across fields, Antoninus sacrificing left over flaming tripod.
RIC 1020; BMCRE 2075.
(9.25 grams / 24 mm)

From late in Commodus' reign, a VOTA type denarius. According to FORVM, the reverse inscription means: "VOTA SOLV PRO SAL P R Latin abbreviation: Vota soluta pro Salute Populi Romani - Vows (prayers) paid (completed) for saving the Roman People." https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=VOTA SOLV PRO SAL P R

Commodus Denarius
(191-192 A.D.)
Rome Mint
L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right / VOTA SOLV PRO SAL PR, Commodus standing left, sacrificing out of a patera over tripod altar, prostrate bull left
RIC 262; RSC 984; Sear 5725.
(2.60 grams / 17 mm)

Another Commodus VOTA, this time a sestertius:

Commodus Æ Sestertius
(184 A.D.)
Rome Mint
M COMMODVS ANTON AV[G PIVS BRIT], laureate head right / VOTA SVS[CEP
DECEN P M TR P VIIII (or X) IMP VII] around, [COS IIII] P P below, S-[C], Commodus togate stdg. left, sacrificing at tripod.
RIC 441c (VIIII) or 454a (X)
(21.03 grams / 29 mm)

My only Decentius is a VOT type:

Decentius Æ Centenionalis
(351-352 A.D.)
Lugdunum (Lyons) Mint
DN DECENTIVS NO[B CA]ES, bare-headed, cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVG [ET CAE], two Victories standing with wreath with VOT V MVLT X in four lines; SP//RSLG.
RIC Lyons 137; Bastien 177.
(4.83 grams / 20 mm)


This is rough but from Carthage:
Maximianus Æ Post-Reform Radiate
(c. 294-303 A.D.)
Carthage Mint
IMP C MAXIMIAN[VS P F AVG] radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right VOT X[•?]X FK (Felix Karthage) in three lineswithin wreath
RIC VI Carthage 37b
(2.91 grams / 20 x 17 mm)


A Constantine II wreath-type VOT:

Constantine II Æ 17
(324 A.D.)
Thessalonica Mint
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT X within wreath. Mintmark: TSBVI.
RIC VII Thessalonica 128
(3.02 grams / 17 mm)

This is awful, but if I am reading it right, it is a "not in RIC"...or maybe it is wishful thinking. Crispus, very worn:

Crispus Æ 22
(319 A.D.)
Siscia Mint
IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES laureate, cuirassed bust left,spear and shield on left arm / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP two Victories holding shield w. VOT PR over altar [with S?]; ЄSIS• in ex.
RIC 78 var. (Officina Є).
(2.66 grams / 22 mm)
eBay Feb. 2020 Lot @ $1.50

Attribution Notes:
Per FORVM "Not in RIC": "NOT IN RIC UNLISTED OFFICINA - Є. RIC lists only officinae A and Δ (p. 434)."
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/7sis78_e.html

Constantine II from London, altar type:

Constantine II Æ 18
(322-323 A.D.)
London mint
CONSTANTI-NVS IVN N C, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust left, seen from back / BEAT TRA-NQLITAS, altar inscribed VOT-IS-XX, F-B across fields, three stars above, PLON.
RIC VII London 255.
(3.53 grams / 18 mm)

One of my favorite LRBs:


Constantine II Æ 18
(321 A.D.)
Rome mint
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT dot X within wreath, Mintmark RT below.
RIC Rome 243; Sear 17191.
(3.24 grams / 18 mm)

 

I was going through some coins this morning that I put away many, many years ago and came across this votive issue of Constantine. I think I put it away because I thought I'd find a better one. Didn't happen. Did a quick search and couldn't find any example on this site .... so here it is:

Constantine Ae3, Rome mint
Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG; Helmeted bust right
Rev: VOT X / ET XV F / RQ; all within wreath
Ref: RIC 207