A coin given to me as a gift a while ago and my first Constantius I, only recently took photos of it. I think the encrustations give it a nice green color and contrast well with the brown bronze, so I'm leaving it on. Looks great the way it is. Obv: CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, cuirassed bust right Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left holding patera & cornucopiae, London mint RIC VI 37A
Great coin, Jango ... I love the green patina!! I didn't have a Constantine I coin for your previous thread, but I did recently purchase a coin for this ruler (I sure hope that I'm allowed/supposed to post my example?) => you rock dawg!! Constantius I AE Follis Date: 301-303 AD Diameter: 28.5 mm Weight: 10.1 grams Obverse: CONSTANTIVS NOB C - Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding sceptre over left shoulder Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI - Genius standing left, holding patera over altar and cornucopiæ; B right, PLC in ex. (Lugdunum mint) Reference: RIC 167a Other: Superb and bold portrait
Thats a great coin to get as a gift VK, well centred and struck with good detail hiding behind the awesome verdigris and a London issue to boot, I like it a lot :thumb: Outstanding detail on yours Steve, truly fantastic example. I also have a nice green Constantius, a recent buy but not from London despite it having very similar characteristics to yours VK: FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C - Bust right, Laureate. GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius, naked standing left, modus on head holding patera and cornucopiae. RIC VI Lugdunum 17a - 296AD.
Definitely another nice Londinium coin, VK. Your Lugdunum as well, stevex6. I have a Constantius I as well. It has rather rough surfaces and a left facing bust portrait, also from Lugdunum. Constantius I. AE Follis. 303-305 AD. CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laureate, cuirassed bust left / GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing left by altar, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae. Star in right field. Mintmark PLG. RIC VI Lyons 180a.
Thanks for the comments and nice coins posted. Trying to brush up on my tetrarchy history here, but weren't mint workers brought from Lugdunum to London during this time?
Indeed it is thought that they were. My coin was minted in 296AD by Lyon workers most probably in a Constantius field camp awaiting the orders to invade Britain. When they did finally invade they seem to have taken Lyon mint workers with them and their style can be seen in the early post invasion coinage coming out of London. Slowly the long necked busts disappeared and the new coinage began to look more 'Lyon'.
