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Message:: [QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3161338, member: 14873"] <ul> <li>A much abbreviated selection from my gallery</li> <li>Rare or hard to come by London Mint coins</li> <li>The coinage information on this page is based on THE ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE, Volume VI, Londinium (RIC - Sutherland) and THE LONDON MINT OF CONSTANTIUS AND CONSTANTINE (CT - Cloke/Toone) which includes considerable additional and revised material, including a new catalog numbering and rarity assessment system.</li> <li>RIC uses follis/folles as the nomenclature for this coinage while CT uses nummus/nummi.</li> <li>I use RIC catalog numbers for all coin depictions (if applicable) and include equivalent CT catalog numbers where appropriate.</li> <li>CT uses a rarity assessment scale for London Mint coinage which I believe is realistic and up-to-date being based on four significant Census Hoard finds that comprise over 3,000 London Mint coins. C - Common: 25 to 150 examples (over 150 - very common CC) S - Scarce: 5 to 24 examples R - Rare: 0 to 4 examples (0 - very rare RR)</li> <li>For a concise, illustrated, historical survey of this period <a href="http://jp29.org/chis.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://jp29.org/chis.htm" rel="nofollow">Go to this page</a></li> </ul>Initial Constantius London Mint coinage The coin obverses and reverses of the initial production coin series replicate those of the Constantius Invasion coinage except there is now a LON mint mark in the exergue. RIC Volume VI, Londinium, No. 1a, Diocletian, Augustus of the EastCT (Cloke & Toone), No. 1.01.001, c. AD 296, Rarity: R <img src="http://jp29.org/lon1ao.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon1ar.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG .................... GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANILON in reverse exergue Laureate, truncated, bare neck bust.Laurel wreath long ribbon tie laying on the neck.LON mint mark in the reverse exergue.All LON mint mark coins are designated Rare by CT.As depicted in RIC Volume VI, Plate 1.9.8 gm. Intermedite coins (Bastien) produced by the London Mint Intermediate series coin, not in RIC, Galerius Maximian, Caesar of the East:CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 1.02.004 (2), c. AD 296, Rarity: R <img src="http://jp29.org/lonint1o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lonint1r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />C VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C ........................... GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI Laureate with truncated bare neck bust.London style letteringThese intermediate style folles were issued immediately following the LON marked coins.Some had laureate bare neck truncated busts, others had laureate cuirassed busts, some with elaborate consular features.All had the laurel wreath long ribbon tie laying on the neck.All had London style inscriptional lettering and did not bear the LON mint mark.10.1 gm. Subsequent London Mint coinage RIC VI, Londinium, No. 14a, Constantius, Caesar of the West:CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 2.01.010 (3), c. AD 296-303, Rarity: S/R <img src="http://jp29.org/lon14ao1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon14ar1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C .............................. GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI Laureate, cuirassed, bust.Small head on a tall neck.Reminiscent of Carausius/Allectus Mint "long neck" AntoninianiMaybe the work of former Carausius/Allectus Mint die engravers?9.8 gm. RIC VI, Londinium, No. 20, Constantius, Caesar of the WestCT (Cloke & Toone), No. 2.01.010 (1), c. AD 296-303, Rarity: R <img src="http://jp29.org/000lon20o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000lon20r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C ........................... GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI Laureate, cuirassed, bust with long ribbon tie laying on neck.London style lettering.9.8 gm. RIC VI, Londinium, No. 42, Galerius Maximian, Augustus of the East:CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.03.004, AD 1 May 305 - Spring 307, Rarity: S/R <img src="http://jp29.org/lon42o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon42r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG ......................... GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI Laureate, cuirassed, bust.Identical obverse inscription (2C) to the primary one of Maximian Herculius.9.7 gm. RIC VI, Londinium, No. 46 (variant), Severus, Augustus of the West:CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.04.004, 26 July 306 - Spring 307, Rarity: RR <img src="http://jp29.org/lon46o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon46r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />IMP SEVERVS PIVS FEL AVG ........................... GENIO POPV - LI ROMANI Draped laureate bust.This variant (PIVS FEL instead of PIVS FELIX) is listed as RR by CT.9.4 gm. RIC VI, Londinium, No. 47, Constantius, Augustus of the West:CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.02.003, 1 May 305 - 26 July 306, Rarity: R <img src="http://jp29.org/lon47o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon47r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />IMP CONSTANTIVS PIVS FEL AVG ....................... GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI Earliest obverse legend style.Laureate, cuirassed, bust.9.9 gm. RIC VI, Londinium, No. 59a, Severus, Caesar of the West:CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.02.016, 1 May 305 - 26 July 306, Rarity: S/R <img src="http://jp29.org/lon59ao1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon59ar1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />SEVERVS NOBILISSIMVS CAES ......................... GENIO POPV -- LI ROMANI Earliest obverse legend style.Draped, laurate, bust.10.3gm RIC VI, Londinium, No. 76b, Maximian Herculius (Abdication commemorative):CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 4.01.003, c. May 305 - Spring 307, Rarity: R <img src="http://jp29.org/000lon76bo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000lon76br.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />DN MAXIMIANO BEATISSIMO SEN AVGPROVIDENTIA DEORVM QVIES AVGG Obverse: Laureate bust of Maximian Herculius in Imperial mantle holding mappa in right hand and olive branch in left hand.Reverse: Personification of Providentia, standing left, and extending hand to personification of Quies, standing right, holding olive branch and leaning on sceptre.9.8 gm. RIC VI, Londinium, No. 89b, Constantine, Caesar of the West:CT (Cloke & Toone), No. 5.03.004, c. November - December AD 307, Rarity: R <img src="http://jp29.org/lon89bo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/lon89br.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />FL VAL CONSTANTINIVS NOB C ........................... GENIO - POP ROMPLN in reverse exergue Draped, laureate, bust.Genius with head towered and loins draped.Issued shortly after the death of Constantius following recognition as Caesar by Galerius.9.3 gm. .[/QUOTE]

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