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<p>[QUOTE="Victor_Clark, post: 24874177, member: 10613"]Thanks everyone for the comments. I just realized I only posted 2 coins that are not in RIC and decided to post my top 10 "Not in RIC" that did not make the list.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>not listed in RIC for the first workshop.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596446[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 306</p><p>Ӕ follis 27mm 9.2g</p><p>CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES; laureate head right.</p><p>SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN; Moneta standing left with scales & cornucopiae.</p><p>In ex. R wreath P</p><p>RIC VI Rome 159b</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is the same as Cyzicus 84a, except this one has a dot in the left field. RIC 95 has a dot in left field; but the reverse legend ends with CMH and there is no eagle. Footnote for 95—“Maurice includes an issue with GENIO AVGVSTI alone, almost certainly in error.” The preceding issue (RIC 81-82) has a dot in right field; but mintmark of MKVA.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596447[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maximinus II</p><p>A.D. 311- 312</p><p>Æ Follis 22mm 5.7g</p><p>IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG; laureate head right.</p><p>GENIO AVGVSTI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows & cornucopiae over right, eagle (with no wreath in beak) at feet to left; • in left field, B in right field.</p><p>In ex. MKV</p><p>cf. RIC VI Cyzicus 84a</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RIC only lists this type from Trier; but they were also struck at London, Ticinum and Aquileia. Based on style, this one is from Ticinum. Pierre Bastien published two articles about these coins in the 70's.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bastien, Pierre. “Une emission de folles sans marque a Ticinum en 312.” Schweizer Münzblätter 20 (1970) : 114- 115.</p><p><br /></p><p>________. “Folles sans marque emis par Constantin en Italie.” Schweizer Münzblätter 24 (1974) : 5- 8.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lech has this type here-- <a href="https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/6tic-115_unm1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/6tic-115_unm1.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/6tic-115_unm1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596448[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 312-313</p><p>21mm 4.4g</p><p>CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right</p><p>MARTI CONSERVATORI; helmeted & cuirassed bust of Mars right</p><p>RIC VI Ticinum ---</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is not in RIC for the bust type, it should come after RIC 24. It is in Bastien as #554. Very rare because it is "dated" COS IIII in the obverse. This coin should have been in my top ten.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596449[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 315</p><p>18mm 1.3g</p><p>CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG COS IIII; trabeate bust left with Victory on globe in right.</p><p>SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI; Sol stg. left, raising r. hand, globe in l.; chlamys across l. shoulder; T-F across fields.</p><p>in ex. PLG</p><p>RIC VII Lyons --; Bastien 554</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, as I was reading in CHRB about this hoard, there was a section about coins that were not in RIC. This coin (#238) was not listed. I read on and saw that they considered this coin an unofficial issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, there is another example, die matched with this one, that clearly shows they are official.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7tri-402_s.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7tri-402_s.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7tri-402_s.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596450[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Crispus</p><p>A.D. 321- 323</p><p>18mm 2.3gm</p><p>IVL CRISPVS NOB C; bust l., helmeted, cuir., shield on l. shoulder, Victory on globe in r. hand.</p><p>BEATA TRANQVILLITAS; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; above, three stars.</p><p>In ex. [P]TR crescent</p><p>RIC VII Trier -- ; RMBT 247; Chapmanslade CHRB X 238 (this coin)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RIC describes this coin as Roma holding a globe, but this one is holding a victoriola. Drost notes for this type "avec un globe (exceptionnellement, une victoriola)" for #79</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596451[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maxentius</p><p>A.D. 307</p><p>25x26mm 5.7g</p><p>IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG; laureate head right.</p><p>CONSERVATO-RES VRB SVAE; Roma seated in hexastyle temple holding victoriola & sceptre; knobs as acroteria; wreath in pediment.</p><p>In ex. R✶P</p><p>cf. RIC VI Rome 198a</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is a RIC VII London 10 variation because of the pellet after the S in the reverse left field. Interestingly, the N of the mintmark looks like it was engraved over a partial N.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lech already has the coin listed-</p><p><a href="https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7lon10v-3.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7lon10v-3.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7lon10v-3.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596452[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 314</p><p>20x21mm 3.5g</p><p>IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol rad., stg. l., raising r. hand, globe in l., chlamys across l. shoulder; in l. field S •, in right F.</p><p>in ex. PLN </p><p>RIC VII London 10 var; LMCC 8.02.015 var</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not in RIC with captive</p><p><br /></p><p>plate coin in "Le monnayage de Maxence" by Vincent Drost</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596453[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maxentius</p><p>A.D. 308- 310</p><p>22mm 6.0g</p><p>IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG; laureate head right.</p><p>VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N; Victory advancing left with wreath & palm frond; captive at feet.</p><p>In ex. RBP</p><p>RIC VI Rome 223 var. (no captive) Drost 112e/1 (this coin illustrated).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596454[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 314- 315</p><p>21mm 3,7g</p><p>IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>GENIO POP ROM; Genius standing left, tower on head, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae.</p><p>In ex. PLN</p><p>RIC VII London--; LMCC 8.07.001; RML 693 (forthcoming)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a coin from The Bourton-on-the-Water Hoard which was discovered in 1970 in England. The main part of this Constantinian hoard consisted of 2,707 coins and the majority were Sol issues from London and Trier. It was probably buried shortly after the coin reform which introduced the VLPP series, so circa A.D. 318-19.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse legend of this coin is not listed in RIC...RIC only records this coin with the longer IMP LICINIVS P F AVG legend</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7tri-85.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7tri-85.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7tri-85.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1596455[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Licinius I</p><p>A.D. 315-316</p><p>21mm 3.8g</p><p>IMP LICINIVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right</p><p>GENIO POP ROM; Genius holding patera and cornucopiae, A-S across fields.</p><p>In ex. PTR</p><p>cf. RIC VII Trier 85; BOW Hoard #2318 (this coin)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> "Bourton-on-the-Water (Gloucestershire) Hoard of Constantinian Folles", Numismatic Chronicle 1973[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Victor_Clark, post: 24874177, member: 10613"]Thanks everyone for the comments. I just realized I only posted 2 coins that are not in RIC and decided to post my top 10 "Not in RIC" that did not make the list. not listed in RIC for the first workshop. [ATTACH=full]1596446[/ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 306 Ӕ follis 27mm 9.2g CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES; laureate head right. SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAESS NN; Moneta standing left with scales & cornucopiae. In ex. R wreath P RIC VI Rome 159b This coin is the same as Cyzicus 84a, except this one has a dot in the left field. RIC 95 has a dot in left field; but the reverse legend ends with CMH and there is no eagle. Footnote for 95—“Maurice includes an issue with GENIO AVGVSTI alone, almost certainly in error.” The preceding issue (RIC 81-82) has a dot in right field; but mintmark of MKVA. [ATTACH=full]1596447[/ATTACH] Maximinus II A.D. 311- 312 Æ Follis 22mm 5.7g IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG; laureate head right. GENIO AVGVSTI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows & cornucopiae over right, eagle (with no wreath in beak) at feet to left; • in left field, B in right field. In ex. MKV cf. RIC VI Cyzicus 84a RIC only lists this type from Trier; but they were also struck at London, Ticinum and Aquileia. Based on style, this one is from Ticinum. Pierre Bastien published two articles about these coins in the 70's. Bastien, Pierre. “Une emission de folles sans marque a Ticinum en 312.” Schweizer Münzblätter 20 (1970) : 114- 115. ________. “Folles sans marque emis par Constantin en Italie.” Schweizer Münzblätter 24 (1974) : 5- 8. Lech has this type here-- [URL]https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/6tic-115_unm1.html[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1596448[/ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 312-313 21mm 4.4g CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right MARTI CONSERVATORI; helmeted & cuirassed bust of Mars right RIC VI Ticinum --- This coin is not in RIC for the bust type, it should come after RIC 24. It is in Bastien as #554. Very rare because it is "dated" COS IIII in the obverse. This coin should have been in my top ten. [ATTACH=full]1596449[/ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 315 18mm 1.3g CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG COS IIII; trabeate bust left with Victory on globe in right. SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI; Sol stg. left, raising r. hand, globe in l.; chlamys across l. shoulder; T-F across fields. in ex. PLG RIC VII Lyons --; Bastien 554 Interestingly, as I was reading in CHRB about this hoard, there was a section about coins that were not in RIC. This coin (#238) was not listed. I read on and saw that they considered this coin an unofficial issue. However, there is another example, die matched with this one, that clearly shows they are official. [URL]https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7tri-402_s.html[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1596450[/ATTACH] Crispus A.D. 321- 323 18mm 2.3gm IVL CRISPVS NOB C; bust l., helmeted, cuir., shield on l. shoulder, Victory on globe in r. hand. BEATA TRANQVILLITAS; globe set on altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX; above, three stars. In ex. [P]TR crescent RIC VII Trier -- ; RMBT 247; Chapmanslade CHRB X 238 (this coin) RIC describes this coin as Roma holding a globe, but this one is holding a victoriola. Drost notes for this type "avec un globe (exceptionnellement, une victoriola)" for #79 [ATTACH=full]1596451[/ATTACH] Maxentius A.D. 307 25x26mm 5.7g IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG; laureate head right. CONSERVATO-RES VRB SVAE; Roma seated in hexastyle temple holding victoriola & sceptre; knobs as acroteria; wreath in pediment. In ex. R✶P cf. RIC VI Rome 198a This coin is a RIC VII London 10 variation because of the pellet after the S in the reverse left field. Interestingly, the N of the mintmark looks like it was engraved over a partial N. Lech already has the coin listed- [URL]https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7lon10v-3.html[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1596452[/ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 314 20x21mm 3.5g IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right. SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol rad., stg. l., raising r. hand, globe in l., chlamys across l. shoulder; in l. field S •, in right F. in ex. PLN RIC VII London 10 var; LMCC 8.02.015 var Not in RIC with captive plate coin in "Le monnayage de Maxence" by Vincent Drost [ATTACH=full]1596453[/ATTACH] Maxentius A.D. 308- 310 22mm 6.0g IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG; laureate head right. VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N; Victory advancing left with wreath & palm frond; captive at feet. In ex. RBP RIC VI Rome 223 var. (no captive) Drost 112e/1 (this coin illustrated). [ATTACH=full]1596454[/ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 314- 315 21mm 3,7g IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right. GENIO POP ROM; Genius standing left, tower on head, loins draped, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae. In ex. PLN RIC VII London--; LMCC 8.07.001; RML 693 (forthcoming) Here's a coin from The Bourton-on-the-Water Hoard which was discovered in 1970 in England. The main part of this Constantinian hoard consisted of 2,707 coins and the majority were Sol issues from London and Trier. It was probably buried shortly after the coin reform which introduced the VLPP series, so circa A.D. 318-19. The obverse legend of this coin is not listed in RIC...RIC only records this coin with the longer IMP LICINIVS P F AVG legend [URL]https://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/7tri-85.html[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1596455[/ATTACH] Licinius I A.D. 315-316 21mm 3.8g IMP LICINIVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right GENIO POP ROM; Genius holding patera and cornucopiae, A-S across fields. In ex. PTR cf. RIC VII Trier 85; BOW Hoard #2318 (this coin) "Bourton-on-the-Water (Gloucestershire) Hoard of Constantinian Folles", Numismatic Chronicle 1973[/QUOTE]
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