JA's LRB's

Excellent images JA

 

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I like JA's Constans with two-standards project. Constans is much more common with one-standard (and later, as Augustus). Here is mine. It is from Thessalonica.
[See a following post of mine, two below. Somehow it didn't show up here.]

 

JA noted, "According to Bruck there are at least 26 altar varieties on these types." The table he gave shows two have crosses (from London and Ticinum). They are type 1.5 on my page on Christian symbolism:

http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html

and are illustrated here:

http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianTable1.html#1.5

 

Here is the Constans I mentioned.

 

The rarest of these issues comes from Aquileia. There is one available now, but I'm not prepared to drop $200 on it. I'll wait and see if I can cherry-pick one.

 

So, speaking of the Constans mint set, I went through RIC and discovered the coins are recorded for 13 mints. I don't know why it couldn't have been 12, so I could have a nice, symmetrical grid. But there are some interesting varieties, so once the mint set is done, I'll add a few of those for a full plate. This is the best I can do until they come out with the Dansco album. From West to East, as ordered in RIC...

 

sweet effort, JA

 

Love the Constans mint set!

Think I would have staggered the middle row.

 

Nice grid JA

 

The second of the two VOT PR types came in today and I got a chance to image them both. Mighty fine little coins if I do say so myself...

 

Both are very nice JA

 

I would say so!

 

Great detail on the first one. Are you working on the different altar types...I can't remember what thread that was in...

 

I'm working on everything. My problem is too many collecting themes. Right now I'm feeling the need to turn some attention to my Hard Times and Civil War Tokens.

 

Classy stuff!

 

Thats me, right now its getting emperors from the "recovery" period :/ Then back to tetradrachms.

 

Very sweet additions, my friend (but those aren't Naboteneens??!!)



... you're snagging some nice examples lately (congrats)

 

Didn't know you collected those too! I would love to get into sutler tokens...but the entry fee is a little steep for me.

 

I updated my Valentinian Dynasty coins today, which wasn't a huge task as I only have eight. Half of these are newps since the beginning of the year, the other half older. A few were collected intentionally, but most came in larger lots. Still, they seem quite complementary, grade-wise. Here's my little sylloge...



1. Valentinian I, AD 364-375
AE3: 18mm, 2.8g, 12h; Siscia mint: 364-367.
Obv.: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing right // dot ΔSISC
Reference: RIC IX Siscia 7a (p. 146). mint mark ii (p. 140).
Notes: Siscia issues are the most common for this type.

2. Valentinian I, AD 354-375
AE3 18mm, 2.2g, 12h; Constantinople mint: 364-7
Obv.: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing right // CONSPA
Reference: RIC IX Constantinople 21(a) (p. 215), mint mark 1, scarce.
Notes: Issues of Constantinople are scarce to rare for this type.

3. Valentinian I, AD 354-375
AE3: 19mm, 3g, 12h; Sirmium mint: AD 364.
Obv.: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: VOT/V/MVLT/X in wreath // BSIRM
Reference: RIC IX Sirmium 8, mint mark 2 (p. 159).
Notes: A scarce, Sirmium-only issue, struck for several months before the mint was closed. See RIC IX p. xv for analysis.

4. Valentinian I, AD 354-375
AE3: 18mm, 2g, 6h; Siscia mint: AD 367-375.
Obv.: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: GLORIA RO-MANORVM; Emperor advancing right, with right hand dragging captive and holding labarum in left; F-R/ R with hook // BSISC angular S dot
Reference: RIC IX Siscia 14(a) (p. 147), mint mark xxxv (p. 143).

5. Valens, AD 364-378
AE3: 19mm, 2.8g, 12h; Thessalonica mint: AD 364-367.
Obv.: DN VALEN-S PF AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: GLORIA RO-MANORVM; Emperor advancing right, with right hand dragging captive and holding labarum in left // TESB
Reference: RIC IX Thessalonica 16(b) (p. 176), mint mark i (p. 168).
Notes: Collected for engraving detail in captive.

6. Gratian, AD 375-383
AE3, 17mm, 2.2g, 1h; Siscia mint, AD 367-375
Obv.: DN GRATIANVS PF AVG; Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: GLORIA RO-MANORVM; Emperor advancing right, with right hand dragging captive and holding labarum in left. In left field Q, in right field star, K // ΔSISCR
Reference: RIC IX Siscia 14c (p. 147) mint mark xxvii (p. 142).

7. Gratian, AD 375-383
AE4, 14mm, 0.91g, 12h; Heraclea mint, AD 378-383.
Obv.: DN GRATIA-NVS PF AVG; diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX in wreath // SMHB.
Reference.: RIC IX Heraclea 20a (p. 196), Scarce.

8. Valentinian II, AD 375-392
AE3: 18mm, 2g, 12h; Siscia mint:
Obv.: DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG; diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: CONCORDIA AVGGG; Roma seated facing, head left, holding globe and reversed spear, her left leg bare.
Reference: RIC IX Siscia 27(b), mint mark 2 (p. 151).

 

JA, that is a very attractive group, well written up. Well done!