Constantine I---London Mint

To my knowledge, there is nothing particularly special about this coin, except it was struck in Londinium ---one of the very few I possess---and the condition, price and style appealed to me. Please post any coin struck in London.

Constantine I, AE Follis, struck at London, 310-312 AD
Laureate, cuirassed bust right.
Concordia standing left, holding signum in each hand.
23 mm, 4.43 grams, RIC V 195

 

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Very nice.

I have a few London coins. Anyone else have any ending in AG rather than AVG. There are several varieties.

Constantine the Great
Obv:– IMP CONSTANTINVS AG, Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Rev:– SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing left holding globe in left and raising right
Minted in London S | P / MSL
Reference:– RIC VII London 70 (R4)

 

SOLID LRB you got there MZ!

 

Beautiful coin Mikey! It's actually RIC VI 195.

 

Thanks for the correction JA

 

I don't have as many London mint coins as I might since there are collectors in the UK that run the price up on them. Many are well made. I'll tack on a Constantine II.

 

Some certainly seem to demand a premium. I did used to own this scarcer bust but sold it.

Constantine II - Follis

Obv:– CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, Laureate, cuirassed bust left wearing trabea, holding Victoriola in right hand
Rev:– BEATA TRANQLITAS, Altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX, surmounted by globe with plain vertical lines and diagonals between horizontal lines, three stars above
Minted in London (//PLON).
Reference:– RIC VII London - (Not listed with this bust type from London).

Leetoone proposes in his paper on the London mint in Numismatic Circular that all busts of this type with the Victoriola are poorly interpreted versions of the type with Victoriola and Mappa as in RIC VII London 288.

 

Nice coins all.

 

Here's a reduced Follis of Constantine I struck in London, with Sol on reverse. RIC VII- 10. My next photos shall be with a camera on Tuesday.

 

Yay!! Don't be discouraged if it takes quite a while to be able to shoot and edit the pictures, but the effort will be worth it in the long run

 

Terrific posts one and all!!!

 

I am not as interested in the Emperors, but yours is a beautifully struck, crisp coin. Very tempting... Stop trying to turn me... I stay with the Republic!

 

Maximianus
Coin: Billon Follis
IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG - laureate cuirassed bust right
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI - Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, no mintmark.
Mint: London (c 300 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 11.11g / 26mm / -
References:

• London RIC 6b

Diocletian
Coin: Bronze Follis
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - laureate and cuirassed bust right
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae.
Mint: London
Wt./Size/Axis: 10.28g / 29mm / -
References:

• RIC VI 6a

Galerius (Caesar)
Coin: Bronze Follis
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES - laureate, cuirassed bust right (small head, long neck)
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys draped over shoulder (hangs low), holding patera and cornucopiae. No mintmark.
Mint: London (300-305 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 9.42g / 27mm / -
References:

• RIC VI London 15

Constantius I (Caesar)
Coin: Bronze Follis
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C - Laureate and cuirassed bust right
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae
Mint: London (300-305 AD)
Wt./Size/Axis: 9.72g / 27mm / -
Rarity: Rare
References:

• RIC VI 14a

 

Many coins were struck in London and do not initially have a mint mark. So how do we recognize them?

 

There IS a god

 

Of course.. Now could you please answer my question about the London mint mark.

 

Sorry Charles I usually rely on Wildwinds.

 

Never mind. Me too, I count on Wildwinds. I was just wondering, out of curiosity, on what basis or criterion they can judge it was struck in London with no visible or usual mint mark. I wanted to learn more.

 

Love the posts Pish !!!

I hope someone can clarify that as well...since I usually rely on those same sources or the attached seller attributions as a starting point----and usually i am told it's about the 'styling' whenever I ask about those other examples from Rome without a mintmark.

Can anyone be of further assistance?

 

Style. These coins can be linked to later marked issues based on style too. There are someodd unmarked transitional issues too that are attributed to Lugdunum.