Constantius I Chlorus - London Mint

Dane uploaded this to Wildwinds tonight. She did make an adjustment to my attribution and changed it from RIC20 to RIC 14a (rare). Yay



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

It is so much better in hand, I wish I could capture it in the photos.

 

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Great, great coin Steve, I am really getting into this heavy folles just recently.

 

yah, they feel sweet in-hand ....

Great new addition, my friend (I hope you're having a great Friday night ... we are)

 

You wouldn't believe me.....

 

In a good way? => try me!!

... In a bad way? =? awww, that's too bad (cheers)

 

Very nice looking coin and I'm sure it's better in hand. They usually are. My question is how do you tell it is from the London mint? Is it style or something else?

 

Steve I'll tell you tomorrow

 

Bing, no mintmark and the rest is down to wildwinds.

 

There must be something that narrows it to London and I suspect it is style. Maybe someone else can answer?

My newest Constantius I:

CONSTANTIUS I
AE Follis
OBVERSE: CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Laurate bust, right
REVERSE: SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. Star in right field. Mintmark RT
Struck at Rome 302-303 AD
8.8g, 27mm
RIC VI 106a

 

Sorry Bing, last month I had none of these, now I have 3 or 4. Hope somebody else can give you the answer, I would like to know too.

 

I like the new coin very much, Pish. Great bust, centering and colour. My only Constantius Chlorus, from Lugdunum:

 

I hope you get a better answer than I did---It seems to come down to some unspecified style that I would love to have more precisely explained myself.

My only Constantius is from the Heraclea mint:

 

Nice portrait on that. Ive been window shopping for one of him lately.

 

Very nice coin Pish! These are very satisfying to hold because of their size.

Here's my fat-head Chlorus from Antioch - totally different style than that of London. I'm happy to hear you were awarded a rare coin! Dane has changed a few of my attributions as well, but all they amounted to was correcting the officinae.

 

if it looks better in hand, that's got to be one fine lookin' coin pish!
that is a very nice one you've got there also MZ....dang.

i have one really poor one i wont post.

here are my two coins that are on wildwinds however...

 

Great coins everyone. Chrsmat those are two cuties

 

My Chlorus London 14a...



London 16



Some early Lugdunum





Left facing Trier



Posthumous

 

Great Martin, I am definitely on the lookout for a posthumous one.

 

This is a very nice Constantius as Augustus, considerably scarcer than his issues as Caesar.