Diocletian AE Follis Antioch mint, 302-303 CE 28mm, 10.3 grams RIC 56 Ken Dorney, Jan 2021 Maximianus AE Follis Nicomedia mint, 294-295 CE 30mm, 13.23 grams RIC VI 29B Savoca, June 2021 Carausius AE Antoninianus 286-293 CE 27mm, 3.52 grams Free gift from Jamesicus Allectus AE Antoninianus 293-296 CE 22mm, 3.21 grams RIC V-II 35 Treasure Island, May 2021 Galerius AE Follis 296-297 CE 27mm, 11.1 grams RIC V-II 73B Jan 2021, Ken Dorney Constantius I AE Follis Rome mint, 296-297 CE 29mm, 9.21 grams RIC 66 Savoca, April 2021 Severus II AE Follis Cyzicus mint, 305-306 CE 30mm, 7.38 grams RIC VII Cyzicus 20A Demos, April 2021 Maximinus II AE Follis Heraclea munt, 305-306 CE 28mm, 10.53 grams RIC 26 Civitas, Jan 2021 Maxentius AE Follis Rome mint, 308-310 CE 26mm, 6.3 grams RIC VI Rome 210 Victor's imperial coins, 2021 Licinius I AE Follis Nicomedia mint, 313-317 CE 20.5mm, 3.86 grams RIC VII Nicomedia, 13E Treasure Island, 2021 Licinius II AE Follis Heraclea mint, 321-324 CE 21mm, 3.06 grams RIC VII Heraclea, 54 Musa, 2019 Constantine I AE Follis Trier mint, 317 CE 22mm, 3.48 grams RIC VII Trier, 132 Jencek, 2015 Crispus AE Follis Thessalonica, 324 CE 19mm, 2.96 grams
A question: Which of these two coins would be better to represent Constantine II? The vast majority of his coins were issued when he was Caesar but he died soon after becoming Augustus making those 'emperor' coins harder to find. Perhaps, next time this list is done, we should just do Caesars or just Augusti or just women in order. Some men would appear on two lists but differ on which list they are more common due to the relative time they spent in each status. Constantine II as Caesar, London Constantine II as Augustus, Alexandria I don't have a really high grade C2 Augustus.
Sorry to break the one post per member per 24 hour rule, but I forgot to add this siliqua of Constantius II.
I suspect Constans is next? My only coin from this emperor - I really liked it when seeing it in an auction so bought it. Constans AD 337-350. Siscia Follis Æ 19 mm, 2,06 g RIC VIII Siscia 232 Date Range: AD 348 - AD 350 Obv: D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, b ust of Constans, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right / Rev: FEL•TEMP•REPARATIO, Phoenix, radiate, standing right on rocky mound. Mintmark ΓSIS•
I'm a little late, but here are a few recent acquisitions.... Galerius follis (photo by CNG) Constantius I follis (photo by Kunker) Licinius I follis (photo by CNG)
Emperor Constantin and his Caesars (except Hannibalianus who wasnt Caesar anyways) Emperor Constantin I. - SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI - Rome mint Crispus Caesar - PROVIDENTIA CAESS - Antioch mint Constantin Junior Caesar - PROVIDENTIAE CAESS - Treverorum mint Constantius II. Caesar - PROVIDENTIAE CAESS - Thessalonica mint Constans Caesar - GLORIA EXERCITVS - Constantinople mint Delmatius Caesar - GLORIA EXERCITVS - Constantinople mint
Constantine II AE Follis Ticinum mint, 317-318 CE 21mm, 3.6 grams RIC VIII Ticinum 80 Constans AE 3 Alexandria mint, 347-348 CE 15.5mm, 1.79 grams Constantius II AR Siliqua Arelate mint, 353-355 CE 18mm, 1.89 grams RIC VIII Arles 207 Delmatius AE3 Siscia mint, 335-336 CE 18mm, 1.32 grams RIC VII 256 Constantius Gallus AE2 Constantinople, 347-355 CE 23mm, 5.92 grams Vetranio AE2 Siscia mint, 350 CE 21.5mm, 4.54 grams RIC 285 Note: Very recently made this purchase, I haven't seen it in hand yet. Magnentius AE2 Arelate mint, 350-353 CE 20mm, 4.32 grams Decentius AE2 Lyons mint, 350-351 CE 21mm, 5 grams RIC VIII Lyons 137
The four sons of Constantine I -- the oldest by Minervina, and the other three by Fausta. 1. Crispus Caesar (son of Constantine I), Billon reduced Centenionalis, Arelate [Arles] Mint (3rd Officina) 321 AD. Obv. Laureate bust right, CRISPUS NOB CAES / Rev. VOT • V in three lines within laurel wreath, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM. In exergue: T [Crescent] A. RIC VII ARLES 235 (p. 260), Sear RCV IV 16747, Cohen 30. 20 mm., 2.73 g. Ever since I first read about the fates of Crispus and then Fausta, I've found it extremely odd that those events so closely parallel the myth of Hippolytus and Phaedra, which I vividly recall from reading Mary Renault's The Bull from the Sea. Which makes me wonder if some elements of the Crispus-Fausta story as it has come down to us were invented after the fact to fit the myth. 2. Constantine II Caesar (son of Constantine I), Æ reduced Follis, small bust type, Heraclea Mint (5th Officina), 317 AD. Obv. Small laureate half-bust of young Constantine II left, wearing imperial mantle, holding mappa in right hand and globe and scepter in left hand, D N FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C / Rev. Camp gate with three turrets and no door, PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; in exergue, mintmark MHTЄ [Epsilon = 5th Officina]. RIC VII 20 (p. 545), Sear RCV V 17140, Cohen 107. 18 mm., 3.31 g. (Purchased from Kirk Davis.) 3. Constantius II Caesar (son of Constantine I), silvered billon centenionalis, Trier Mint (2nd Officina) 326 AD. Obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C / Rev. Camp-gate with no door and two turrets, star above; PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS. In exergue: STR followed by pellet in crescent. RIC VII Trier 480S (p. 209), Sear RCV V 17618. 19 mm., 3.09 g. 4. Constans (son of Constantine I), AE Centenionalis, Alexandria Mint (1st Officina) 348-350 AD. Obv. Draped and cuirassed bust left, wearing pearl diadem and holding globe in right hand, D N CONSTA - NS P F AVG / Rev. Emperor in military dress, standing left and holding labarum in right hand and shield in left, placing right foot on leg of one of two captives before him with hands bound behind their backs, wearing Phrygian caps and kneeling facing with their heads turned towards one another, FEL TEMP REPARATIO. ALEA [Alexandria Mint, 1st Officina] in exergue. RIC VIII 56(A) (p. 542), Sear RCV V 18706. 20 mm., 3.45 g. (Purchased from Harlan J. Berk.) And a nephew: Delmatius Caesar (nephew of Constantine I), Billon reduced Centenionalis, Antioch Mint (10th Officina), 335-337 AD. Obv. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, FL DELMA-TIVS NOB C / Rev. Two helmeted soldiers, standing facing one another, reversed spears in outer hands, inner hands on shields resting on ground, one standard between them, GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS; in exergue, SMANI [Antioch, 10th Officina]. RIC VII Antioch 112, p. 697; Sear RCV IV 16901; Cohen 4. 15x16 mm., 1.7 g.
I find it interesting that both Probus and Crispus have coins that survived in such high states of preservation.
@Severus Alexander Damn thats one of the most beautiful Emperor Julian coins I have ever seen! Anyways here Constantines sons as Augusti and some late Constantinians from me: Emperor Constantin II. - GLORIA EXERCITVS - Siscia mint Emperor Constans - FEL TEMP REPARATIO - Alexandria mint (Btw I really love this bust style but wonder why it went out of fashion after the murder of Constans) Emperor Constantius II. - FEL TEMP REPARATIO (Fallen horseman)- Constantina mint Constantius Gallus Caesar - FEL TEMP REPARATIO (Emperor on Galley) - Sicia mint Emperor Julian - VOT X MVLT XX - Rome mint
@Severus Alexander I can't compete on the Julian II, yours being so beautiful, on the other hand my Jovian..... Jovianus, AE 1 - Antioch mint, 3 rd officina D N IOVIAN VS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Jovianus right VICTORIA ROMANORVM, Jovianus standing, holding victory on a globe and labarum, ANT gamma at exergue 8.46 gr Ref : RIC # 228, Cohen #22, RC #4085, LRBC #2645 Q
My Julian II coin can compete with any coin in the world in terms of ugliness. However I consider this one of my best buys (one of the cheapest Julian II double maiorinas). I strongly suspect that the remarkable ugliness in Julian's portrait is not caused only by wear/damage, I think the coin did not exactly resemble an accurate Julian image from the dies. Here is my very first ancient coin Julian II as Caesar RIC VIII Arelate 270 or 271 or 273 or 274 Date Range: AD 355 - AD 360 Obverse Legend: D N IVLIAN-VS NOB CAES Type: Bust of Julian, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right Reverse Legend: FEL TEMP - REPARATIO Type: Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing a pointed cap, turning to face soldier, extending right arm. M in field
That is indeed a beautiful Jovian, @Cucumbor! The two coins would make a nice pair, wouldn't they? I'll pm you my address... Have you noticed that on your reverse, Jovian is the spitting image of Otho?