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I cant believe that no one has posted a Valentinian in a thread started by him.
Valentinian ii - vot v mvlt x - Aquilea ( smaqp )

Gratian - vot xv mvlt xx - lyons ( LVGP ) ric ix 30a

 

Cuz yers is a V-II !

II and III are just players.

The only Valentinian I that I have is a guy dragging captives around...


RI Valentinian I AE3 364-375 CE Emp dragging captive XP std

 

Just got these two great VOT coins in the mail today...
Unusually nice for me ..lol

Constantine:



Crispus:

 

Vota V Arcadius

 

Here are a couple of mine, as bad as these pics are, they are the best I currently have.



Constantine I, 320-321 AD

O:CONSTANTINVS AVG R: DN CONSTANTINIMAXAVG, VOT X X crescent, TT in ex, RIC VII TICINUM 167, 20 mm, 2.8g



Constantine I, 324 AD

O: CONSTAN TINVSAVG R: DNCONSTANTINIMAXAVG, VOT XX star, SMHB in ex, RIC VII Heraclea 60, 2.0 g, 20 mm

 

The extra branches on that Crispus are unusual and very neat.

 

Hadrian, RIC 290, Denarius Obv: HADRIANVSAVGCOSIIIPP - Bare head right. Rev: VOTAPVBLICA - Hadrian, veiled and draped standing left, holding a patera over an altar, left, sacrificing.

Antoninus Pius, RIC 283a Denarius Obv: ANTONINVSPIVSAVGPP - Laureate head right. Rev: VOTASVSCEPTADECIII Exe: COSIIII - Antoninus Pius standing left, sacrificing altar.

Caracalla, RIC 150 Denarius Obv: ANTONINVSPIVSAVG - Laureate head right.Rev: VOTASVSCEPTAX - Caracalla standing left, sacrificing over altar.

 

The vota legend is particularly interesting because "DEC III" refers to vows for 10 more years, for the third time. This refers to the occasion for fulfilling the 20-year vows and taking vows for 30--"SVSCEPTA DEC III". Antoninus Pius became emperor in 138, making 139 year 2 and 157 his year 20. Low and behold, RIC dates this to "157/8". There reverse also comes with obverses with "TRP XXI" and "TRP XXII." For some reason the "TRP" numbering of Antoninus Pius jumped two in the year 147 (A change in how TRP was reckoned?) so think of these like normal years 20 and 21.

So, you have, in effect, a "VOT XXX" piece. Neat!