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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 6109500, member: 85693"]Great coins in this thread - I really like the VOT types.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I'm a bit insomniac tonight, I thought I'd troll through my collection and see what shakes out. I had more than I thought! </p><p><br /></p><p>Huh. The site seems to have gone down while I was working on this...so the insomnia was cured by a couple hours of zzzzs. Anyway:</p><p><br /></p><p>A dupondius of Antoninus Pius...need an upgrade on this for sure:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244939[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Antoninus Pius Æ Dupondius</b></p><p><b>(158-159 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, radiate head right / [VOTA S]VS[CEPT]A DEC III [C]OS IIII below, S-C across fields, Antoninus sacrificing left over flaming tripod.</p><p>RIC 1020; BMCRE 2075.</p><p>(9.25 grams / 24 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>From late in Commodus' reign, a VOTA type denarius. According to FORVM, the reverse inscription means: "VOTA SOLV PRO SAL P R Latin abbreviation: Vota soluta pro Salute Populi Romani - Vows (prayers) paid (completed) for saving the Roman People." <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=VOTA%20SOLV%20PRO%20SAL%20P%20R" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=VOTA%20SOLV%20PRO%20SAL%20P%20R" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=VOTA SOLV PRO SAL P R</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244940[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Commodus Denarius</b></p><p><b>(191-192 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right / VOTA SOLV PRO SAL PR, Commodus standing left, sacrificing out of a patera over tripod altar, prostrate bull left</p><p>RIC 262; RSC 984; Sear 5725.</p><p>(2.60 grams / 17 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Another Commodus VOTA, this time a sestertius:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244941[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Commodus Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(184 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>M COMMODVS ANTON AV[G PIVS BRIT], laureate head right / VOTA SVS[CEP</p><p>DECEN P M TR P VIIII (or X) IMP VII] around, [COS IIII] P P below, S-[C], Commodus togate stdg. left, sacrificing at tripod.</p><p>RIC 441c (VIIII) or 454a (X)</p><p>(21.03 grams / 29 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>My only Decentius is a VOT type:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244937[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Decentius Æ Centenionalis</b></p><p><b>(351-352 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Lugdunum (Lyons) Mint</b></p><p>DN DECENTIVS NO[B CA]ES, bare-headed, cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVG [ET CAE], two Victories standing with wreath with VOT V MVLT X in four lines; SP//RSLG.</p><p>RIC Lyons 137; Bastien 177.</p><p>(4.83 grams / 20 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is rough but from Carthage:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244936[/ATTACH]<b>Maximianus</b> <b>Æ Post-Reform Radiate </b></p><p><b>(c. 294-303 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Carthage Mint </b></p><p>IMP C MAXIMIAN[VS P F AVG] radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right VOT X[•?]X FK (Felix Karthage) in three lineswithin wreath</p><p>RIC VI Carthage 37b</p><p>(2.91 grams / 20 x 17 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A Constantine II wreath-type VOT:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244935[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Constantine II Æ 17</b></p><p><b>(324 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Thessalonica Mint</b></p><p>CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT X within wreath. Mintmark: TSBVI.</p><p>RIC VII Thessalonica 128</p><p>(3.02 grams / 17 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>This is awful, but if I am reading it right, it is a "not in RIC"...or maybe it is wishful thinking. Crispus, very worn:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244942[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Crispus</b> <b>Æ 22</b></p><p><b>(319 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Siscia Mint</b></p><p>IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES laureate, cuirassed bust left,spear and shield on left arm / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP two Victories holding shield w. VOT PR over altar [with S?]; ЄSIS• in ex.</p><p>RIC 78 var. (Officina Є).</p><p>(2.66 grams / 22 mm)</p><p>eBay Feb. 2020 Lot @ $1.50</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Notes: </b></p><p>Per FORVM "Not in RIC": "NOT IN RIC UNLISTED OFFICINA - Є. RIC lists only officinae A and Δ (p. 434)."</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/7sis78_e.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/7sis78_e.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/7sis78_e.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine II from London, altar type:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244943[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Constantine II Æ 18</b></p><p><b>(322-323 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>London mint </b></p><p>CONSTANTI-NVS IVN N C, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust left, seen from back / BEAT TRA-NQLITAS, altar inscribed VOT-IS-XX, F-B across fields, three stars above, PLON.</p><p>RIC VII London 255.</p><p>(3.53 grams / 18 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>One of my favorite LRBs:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244945[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Constantine II Æ 18</b></p><p><b>(321 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome mint </b></p><p>CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT dot X within wreath, Mintmark RT below.</p><p>RIC Rome 243; Sear 17191.</p><p>(3.24 grams / 18 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 6109500, member: 85693"]Great coins in this thread - I really like the VOT types. Since I'm a bit insomniac tonight, I thought I'd troll through my collection and see what shakes out. I had more than I thought! Huh. The site seems to have gone down while I was working on this...so the insomnia was cured by a couple hours of zzzzs. Anyway: A dupondius of Antoninus Pius...need an upgrade on this for sure: [ATTACH=full]1244939[/ATTACH] [B]Antoninus Pius Æ Dupondius (158-159 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, radiate head right / [VOTA S]VS[CEPT]A DEC III [C]OS IIII below, S-C across fields, Antoninus sacrificing left over flaming tripod. RIC 1020; BMCRE 2075. (9.25 grams / 24 mm) From late in Commodus' reign, a VOTA type denarius. According to FORVM, the reverse inscription means: "VOTA SOLV PRO SAL P R Latin abbreviation: Vota soluta pro Salute Populi Romani - Vows (prayers) paid (completed) for saving the Roman People." [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=VOTA%20SOLV%20PRO%20SAL%20P%20R']https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=VOTA SOLV PRO SAL P R[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1244940[/ATTACH] [B]Commodus Denarius (191-192 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right / VOTA SOLV PRO SAL PR, Commodus standing left, sacrificing out of a patera over tripod altar, prostrate bull left RIC 262; RSC 984; Sear 5725. (2.60 grams / 17 mm) Another Commodus VOTA, this time a sestertius: [ATTACH=full]1244941[/ATTACH] [B]Commodus Æ Sestertius (184 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] M COMMODVS ANTON AV[G PIVS BRIT], laureate head right / VOTA SVS[CEP DECEN P M TR P VIIII (or X) IMP VII] around, [COS IIII] P P below, S-[C], Commodus togate stdg. left, sacrificing at tripod. RIC 441c (VIIII) or 454a (X) (21.03 grams / 29 mm) My only Decentius is a VOT type: [ATTACH=full]1244937[/ATTACH] [B]Decentius Æ Centenionalis (351-352 A.D.) Lugdunum (Lyons) Mint[/B] DN DECENTIVS NO[B CA]ES, bare-headed, cuirassed bust right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVG [ET CAE], two Victories standing with wreath with VOT V MVLT X in four lines; SP//RSLG. RIC Lyons 137; Bastien 177. (4.83 grams / 20 mm) This is rough but from Carthage: [ATTACH=full]1244936[/ATTACH][B]Maximianus[/B] [B]Æ Post-Reform Radiate (c. 294-303 A.D.) Carthage Mint [/B] IMP C MAXIMIAN[VS P F AVG] radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right VOT X[•?]X FK (Felix Karthage) in three lineswithin wreath RIC VI Carthage 37b (2.91 grams / 20 x 17 mm) A Constantine II wreath-type VOT: [ATTACH=full]1244935[/ATTACH] [B]Constantine II Æ 17 (324 A.D.) Thessalonica Mint[/B] CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT X within wreath. Mintmark: TSBVI. RIC VII Thessalonica 128 (3.02 grams / 17 mm) This is awful, but if I am reading it right, it is a "not in RIC"...or maybe it is wishful thinking. Crispus, very worn: [ATTACH=full]1244942[/ATTACH] [B]Crispus[/B] [B]Æ 22 (319 A.D.) Siscia Mint[/B] IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES laureate, cuirassed bust left,spear and shield on left arm / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP two Victories holding shield w. VOT PR over altar [with S?]; ЄSIS• in ex. RIC 78 var. (Officina Є). (2.66 grams / 22 mm) eBay Feb. 2020 Lot @ $1.50 [B]Attribution Notes: [/B] Per FORVM "Not in RIC": "NOT IN RIC UNLISTED OFFICINA - Є. RIC lists only officinae A and Δ (p. 434)." [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/7sis78_e.html[/URL] Constantine II from London, altar type: [ATTACH=full]1244943[/ATTACH] [B]Constantine II Æ 18 (322-323 A.D.) London mint [/B] CONSTANTI-NVS IVN N C, radiate, draped, cuirassed bust left, seen from back / BEAT TRA-NQLITAS, altar inscribed VOT-IS-XX, F-B across fields, three stars above, PLON. RIC VII London 255. (3.53 grams / 18 mm) One of my favorite LRBs: [ATTACH=full]1244945[/ATTACH] [B]Constantine II Æ 18 (321 A.D.) Rome mint [/B] CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate head right / CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around VOT dot X within wreath, Mintmark RT below. RIC Rome 243; Sear 17191. (3.24 grams / 18 mm)[/QUOTE]
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