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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3651793, member: 14873"]<font face="Times New Roman">At one time Hugh Cloke told me he was going to use coin portraits of Constantius such as these to illustrate his steady decline in health through the years. I never did ask him if he followed through with that.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="6"><b>Constantius portraits - London mint folles</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="6"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC VI, Londinium, No. 14a, Constantius, Caesar of the West:</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 2.01.010 (3), c. AD 296-303, Rarity: C</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/lon14ao1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://jp29.org/lon14ar1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C</b> .............................. <b>GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Laureate, cuirassed, bust.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Small head on a tall neck.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reminiscent of Carausius/Allectus Mint "long neck" Antoniniani</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Maybe the work of former Carausius/Allectus Mint die engravers?</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">9.8 gm.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC VI, Londinium, No. 20, Constantius, Caesar of the West</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 2.01.010 (1), c. AD 296-303, Rarity: C</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/000lon20o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://jp29.org/000lon20r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C</b> ........................... <b>GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Laureate, cuirassed, bust with long ribbon tie laying on neck.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">London style lettering.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">9.8 gm.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC VI, Londinium, No. 22, Constantius, Caesar of the West:</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 2.01.013 (5), c. AD 296-303, Rarity: C</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/lon22o1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://jp29.org/lon22r1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>CONSTANTIVS NOB C</b> ................................. <b>GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Laureate, cuirassed, bust.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Cuirass with wave design</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">11.9 gm.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC VI, Londinium, No. 37a, Constantius, Caesar of the West:</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 3.01.024 (2) , c. AD 303-1 May 305, Rarity: C</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/lon37ao1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://jp29.org/lon37ar1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>CONSTANTIVS NOB C</b> ......................... <b>GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Laureate, cuirassed, bust.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">11.7 gm.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC VI, Londinium, No. 47, Constantius, Augustus of the West</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.02.003, 1 May 305 - 26 July 306, Rarity: S</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/lon47o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://jp29.org/lon47r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>IMP CONSTANTIVS PIVS FEL AVG</b> ....................... <b>GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Earliest obverse legend style.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Laureate, cuirassed, bust.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">9.9 gm.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3651793, member: 14873"][FONT=Times New Roman]At one time Hugh Cloke told me he was going to use coin portraits of Constantius such as these to illustrate his steady decline in health through the years. I never did ask him if he followed through with that. [SIZE=6][B]Constantius portraits - London mint folles[/B] [/SIZE] [B]RIC VI, Londinium, No. 14a, Constantius, Caesar of the West:[/B] [B]CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 2.01.010 (3), c. AD 296-303, Rarity: C[/B] [IMG]https://jp29.org/lon14ao1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://jp29.org/lon14ar1.jpg[/IMG] [B]FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C[/B] .............................. [B]GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI[/B] Laureate, cuirassed, bust. Small head on a tall neck. Reminiscent of Carausius/Allectus Mint "long neck" Antoniniani Maybe the work of former Carausius/Allectus Mint die engravers? 9.8 gm. [B]RIC VI, Londinium, No. 20, Constantius, Caesar of the West[/B] [B]CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 2.01.010 (1), c. AD 296-303, Rarity: C[/B] [IMG]https://jp29.org/000lon20o.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://jp29.org/000lon20r.jpg[/IMG] [B]FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C[/B] ........................... [B]GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI[/B] Laureate, cuirassed, bust with long ribbon tie laying on neck. London style lettering. 9.8 gm. [B]RIC VI, Londinium, No. 22, Constantius, Caesar of the West:[/B] [B]CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 2.01.013 (5), c. AD 296-303, Rarity: C[/B] [IMG]https://jp29.org/lon22o1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://jp29.org/lon22r1.jpg[/IMG] [B]CONSTANTIVS NOB C[/B] ................................. [B]GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI[/B] Laureate, cuirassed, bust. Cuirass with wave design 11.9 gm. [B]RIC VI, Londinium, No. 37a, Constantius, Caesar of the West:[/B] [B]CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 3.01.024 (2) , c. AD 303-1 May 305, Rarity: C[/B] [IMG]https://jp29.org/lon37ao1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://jp29.org/lon37ar1.jpg[/IMG] [B]CONSTANTIVS NOB C[/B] ......................... [B]GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI[/B] Laureate, cuirassed, bust. 11.7 gm. [B]RIC VI, Londinium, No. 47, Constantius, Augustus of the West[/B] [B]CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.02.003, 1 May 305 - 26 July 306, Rarity: S[/B] [IMG]https://jp29.org/lon47o.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://jp29.org/lon47r.jpg[/IMG] [B]IMP CONSTANTIVS PIVS FEL AVG[/B] ....................... [B]GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI[/B] Earliest obverse legend style. Laureate, cuirassed, bust. 9.9 gm. [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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