These 3 coins have god of war Mars in common, on their reverses. However the mint marks are different, as well as the officinae and probably the Emperors on the obverses. I know they are commemorative and can read Constantinopoli on the obverse of all of them. Could you please guess the names of the Emperors, should they be different.
Constantine the Great and his sons issued small bronze coins commemorating the old capitol, Rome, and the new capitol, Constantinople, to symbolize the equality of the two cities and the new importance of Constantinople to the empire. These were issued between 330-346 AD.
The last one on the right has letter Z as officina on the exergue. It comes after the word CONS. Is that of any importance ?
I would like to correct my mistake concerning Mars instead of Victoria. They both share a shield in common. Here's a coin representing Mars, the god of war , on a Roman bronze of Crispus.
Z means the coin was made by the 7th officina. On the left coin, delta meand fourth officina but of Heraclea mint. Your Crispus is Mars and was from the 4th officina (Q=quarta) of Arles. In this case, only this officina struck for Crispus with this reverse but other persons shared the issue from their own shops with different reverses (Sol, Jupiter and Claritas). I see yours as RIC 162 page 250. 318 AD. Research project: Licinius II has a part of this issue but his father did not. Why?
Thanks DS.. I recall that Licinius I was murdered by order of Constantine the Great because he had turned against the Christians. I don't know if that could have any sign of Licinius' will to avoid taking part in the issue of Mars. BTW. RIC rates this Crispus coin of Mars as R4. Any comment?? Charles
Question-Has anyone ever done business with a Dr. Kurlan out of New York? Deals strictly in ancients and thought I might delve into this type of collecting but would like some references. Thanks.
Any explanation of Licinius I not having a part in the series has to address the fact that Licinius II did.
