Constantinus "In Hoc Signo Vinces"

Not bad for 15 euros...

These LREs aren´t my garden:
Constantinople officina, please?
(sorry for the poor presentation, obviously I'm not Deacon Ray / Curtisimo...)


Please, post your "In this sign you will conquer" Christograms...

 

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Good choice

Constantius II
350 AD
AE Centenionalis
Mint: Siscia
Obvs: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. Diademed, draped, and cuirass bust right. * behind, H before
Revs: HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS, H to left. Emperor standing left with labarum inscribed with Chi-Rho, being crowned by Victory.
20x21mm, 5.04g

 

CONSTANS
AE2
OBVERSE: D N CONSTANS P F AVG - Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding globe
REVERSE: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constans standing left holding chi-rho banner in right and resting left on shield, two bound captives wearing Phrygian helmets standing to left, ASIS in ex
Struck at Siscia 348-350 AD
3.93g, 20mm
RIC VIII 224


CONSTANTIUS II
AE4
OBVERSE: CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, laureate & rosette-diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers holding spears & shields, one standard between them; chi-rho on banner, dot DSIS dot in ex.
Struck at Siscia 337-341 AD
1.50 g, 17 mm
RIC VIII 102


ARCADIUS
AE4
OBVERSE: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped bust right
REVERSE: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing left, trophy over shoulder in right, dragging captive with left, chi-rho left field, ALE Gamma in ex
Struck at Alexandria, 392 AD
1.1g, 13mm
RIC IX 20c

 

FYI ragnarok, your coin is from Arles, not Constantinople.

Barry Murphy.

 

Nice!


Constantine II. AE4. 337-348 AD. CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS, two soldiers holding spears and shields with one standard between them, chi-rho on banner. Epsilon SIS in ex.

Siscia

 

CONSTANTIUS II
AE2. 4.74g, 22.7mm. Siscia mint, 19 Jan – 25 Dec AD 350. RIC VIII 282 (scarce). O: DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A behind. R: HOC SIG-NO VICTOR ERIS, Emperor in military dress standing facing, head left, holding labarum with Chi-Rho on banner, and spear, Victory standing right crowning him with wreath and holding palm branch; A in left field, •ЄSIS* in exergue

 

Valentinian I, emperor dragging captive, GLORIA ROMANORVM, holding labarum with the Chi Rho.

 

thanks! your reverse rocks!!!

 

What a set, Sir! The soldiers of your Constantius II looks gloriously (those spears!!! 4th of July or what?). And what a curious tiiiny chirro in your Arcadius, it looks like an egyptian ankh!

 

Thanks a lot, master!

 

First class! Congrats!!

 

My earliest, Esty type 1.11, Constans, Chi-rho between standards, Arles, issued c. 334:


Yours is Esty type 1.13, issued in 336. (See this page for the types.)

 

Thanks a lot SeverusAlexander, very kind! Magnificent and useful link, WoW
Your chi-rho is "levitating", very mystical!

 

You've got a very nice coin - congratulations! The mint is Arles, not Constantinople. The city was renamed Constantina in 328 in honor of Constantine II. The officina letter is P(rima) in front of the mint name. One of my favorite Constantines is attached. I normally only collect 4th c. Roman in a higher grade than this, but in this instance, I was glad to take what I could.

 

Very nice @Voulgaroktonou

 

Thank you very much, @Voulgaroktonou!
Your bonnie Constantine is one of the rarest!! Congrats, mate, well done!!!

 

congrats RAGNAROK , beautifull silvered coin with a sharp clear Chi Ro.

 

Nice idea @RAGNAROK ! Nice coin...

Here are some Chi Rho's:


RI Verina w Leo I AE2 20mm 457-475 Victory inscribing CHI RHO - RIC X 656 R3 RARE


RI Magnentius 351-352 CE AE 1 CHI RHO


RI Constans 337-350 AE3 19mm Thesalonika mint Reparatio stdg CHI RHO banner


RI Delmatius 335-337 CE Quarter Folles CHI RHO banner flanked by 2 soldiers Sear 3131


RI Delmatius 335-337 CE Quarter Folles CHI RHO banner flanked by 2 soldiers


RI Valentinian II AE 13mm Salus CHI-RHO

 

Thank you!

 

The O.P. coin is of Constantine II, correct? Am I also correct in thinking that the Chi-Rho does not appear on any bronze coin of Constantine I?

And BTW, here's Magnentius telling the Western Empire, "My Chi-Rho is bigger than Constantius II's Chi-Rho!"