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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 4841993, member: 84744"]Inspired by this thread, I just bought the coin below, because it is from the very first series produced at the Constantinople mint in 326-7, when there were only 2 officinae (as Ocat mentioned):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1169476[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>For those who are interested, here are the details for all the coins in that first series. (My new coin is the most common, but they are all quite rare, judging by acsearch results.)</p><p><br /></p><p>CONSTAN–TINVS AVG, laur. hd r., PROVIDEN–TIAE AVGG. Camp gate, two turrets, no doors; star above. CONS, officina (A or B) in left field. (RIC 7)</p><p><br /></p><p>CRISPVS NOB CAES, laur. dr. & cuir. bust r., PROVIDEN–TIAE CAESS. Otherwise as previous. (RIC 8)</p><p>(NOTE: Crispus was executed in 326, so his rare coins from this issue can be definitively dated to that year.)</p><p><br /></p><p>CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laur. dr. & cuir. bust r., otherwise as previous. (RIC 9</p><p>(NOTE: Officina Γ means it's <u>not</u> from this series.)</p><p><br /></p><p>FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laur. dr. & cuir. bust left, rest as previous except only officina A. (RIC 10) </p><p>(NOTE: Officina A is actually ambiguous between this and RIC 21 in the second series, so probably to be avoided. Officina S is not part of this series; also if the bust isn't draped it doesn't belong in this series. If you want to be sure the coin is from the first series, don't buy Constantius.)</p><p><br /></p><p>FL HELENA AVGVSTA, Diademed & mantled, with necklace, SECVRITAS REIPVLICE. Securitas stg. l., lowering branch, raising robe with r. hand. CONS, officina (A or B) in left field. (RIC 11)</p><p><br /></p><p>FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, bare head, waved hair, mantled; SALVS REI–PVBLICAE. Salus stg. front, looking l., head veiled; two children in her arms. CONS, officina (A or B) in left field. (RIC 12)</p><p>(NOTE: Fausta was executed in 326, so her rare coins from this issue can be definitively dated to that year.)</p><p><br /></p><p><i>The last three have the officina in the exergue rather than the left field.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>No obv. legend (anepigraphic), laur. hd. r., CONSTAN/TINVS/AVG in three lines, wreath above. CONSA. (RIC 13)</p><p><br /></p><p>as previous but CONSTAN/TINVS/CAESAR, star above. CONSB (RIC 14)</p><p><br /></p><p>CONSTANTIA N F, bare head w/ pinned plaits, mantled, with necklace; SOROR CONSTANTINI AVG. Wreath enclosing PIET/AS PVB/LICA. CONSB. (RIC 15)</p><p><br /></p><p>This is working just from RIC... any corrections due to more recent research would be most welcome! ([USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER]?)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 4841993, member: 84744"]Inspired by this thread, I just bought the coin below, because it is from the very first series produced at the Constantinople mint in 326-7, when there were only 2 officinae (as Ocat mentioned): [ATTACH=full]1169476[/ATTACH] For those who are interested, here are the details for all the coins in that first series. (My new coin is the most common, but they are all quite rare, judging by acsearch results.) CONSTAN–TINVS AVG, laur. hd r., PROVIDEN–TIAE AVGG. Camp gate, two turrets, no doors; star above. CONS, officina (A or B) in left field. (RIC 7) CRISPVS NOB CAES, laur. dr. & cuir. bust r., PROVIDEN–TIAE CAESS. Otherwise as previous. (RIC 8) (NOTE: Crispus was executed in 326, so his rare coins from this issue can be definitively dated to that year.) CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laur. dr. & cuir. bust r., otherwise as previous. (RIC 9 (NOTE: Officina Γ means it's [U]not[/U] from this series.) FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, laur. dr. & cuir. bust left, rest as previous except only officina A. (RIC 10) (NOTE: Officina A is actually ambiguous between this and RIC 21 in the second series, so probably to be avoided. Officina S is not part of this series; also if the bust isn't draped it doesn't belong in this series. If you want to be sure the coin is from the first series, don't buy Constantius.) FL HELENA AVGVSTA, Diademed & mantled, with necklace, SECVRITAS REIPVLICE. Securitas stg. l., lowering branch, raising robe with r. hand. CONS, officina (A or B) in left field. (RIC 11) FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG, bare head, waved hair, mantled; SALVS REI–PVBLICAE. Salus stg. front, looking l., head veiled; two children in her arms. CONS, officina (A or B) in left field. (RIC 12) (NOTE: Fausta was executed in 326, so her rare coins from this issue can be definitively dated to that year.) [I]The last three have the officina in the exergue rather than the left field.[/I] No obv. legend (anepigraphic), laur. hd. r., CONSTAN/TINVS/AVG in three lines, wreath above. CONSA. (RIC 13) as previous but CONSTAN/TINVS/CAESAR, star above. CONSB (RIC 14) CONSTANTIA N F, bare head w/ pinned plaits, mantled, with necklace; SOROR CONSTANTINI AVG. Wreath enclosing PIET/AS PVB/LICA. CONSB. (RIC 15) This is working just from RIC... any corrections due to more recent research would be most welcome! ([USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER]?)[/QUOTE]
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