Wanna see some nice later Romans?

What a battle of portraits !

In first place we were asked for Constantine the great, right ?
I've chosen four coins of his in my collection that have a great appeal (to me at least)


Constantine the Great, as Ceasar, Follis struck in Trier, 1st officina, in 306-307 AD
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB C, Laureate and draped bust of Constantine right
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia. S A in field, PTR at exergue
9.21 gr, 29 mm
Ref : RC #3833, Cohen #218



Constantine the Great, Follis struck in Trier, 1st officina
IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, Laureate and cuirassed bust of Constantine right
MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI, Mars walking right, holding spear and shield. S A in field, PTR at exergue
7.40 gr, 26 mm
Ref : RC #3864, Cohen #368



Constantine the Great, Follis Nicomedia mint, 2nd officina, c. AD 311
IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; Laureate head right
VIRTVTIE-XERCITVS Mars/Virtus advancing right in military dress, holding transverse spear and shield ; trophy over shoulder. B in right field. SMN in exergue.
4.88 gr, 22 mm
RIC-, C-, Roman coins -

RIC lists this type only for Licinius and Maximinus . "Iovi Conservatori and Virtuti Exercitus both appear for Licinius and Maximinus, emissions for the former being the more scarce: coinage for Constantine is extremely rare. Date, c. 311". Coin should be listed after NICOMEDIA 70c.
Please see Victor Clarks website for further information at :http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/unlisted/



Constantine The Great, AE3 AE 3 struck in Ticinium, 3rd officina
IMP CONSTAN - TINVS MAX AVG, Draped, cuirassed bust of Constantinus right, wearing laureate helmet
VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, Two victories, holding shield on wich is written VOT/PR, resting on cippus. TT at exergue
3.2 gr
Ref : RC #3883 var

Q

 

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very nice coins

 

Those are just great John. In fact, I was stalking your FORVM gallery this morning and noticed a few of these. Guess I could have just waited. My favorite of the bunch is the Constans "Glory to the Military" because of the style. That one is closely followed by the Constantine with the captives surrounding the banner.

 

But not only C I if I understand correctly, right ?
Here are some oh his relatives



Crispus, AE3 Aquilea mint, 2nd officina
CRISPVS NOB CAES, cuirassed and laureate bust right
CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT/V within a laurel wreath, AQS. at exergue
3.22 gr
Ref : Cohen # 31,



Constantinus II, AE3 Trier mint, 2nd officina ?
FL CL CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, draped and cuirassed bust right
PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, Constantine Junior standing right, holding globe and spear, F in left field, T in right field, BTR at exergue
3.12 gr
Ref : Cohen # 143



Constans, AE2 Rome mint, 1st officina
D N CONSTA NS P F AVG, draped and diademed bust left, holding globe in right hand
FEL.TEMP.REPARATIO, Virtus walking right dragging captive out of his hut. R*P at exergue
4.2 gr
Ref : Cohen # 19, LRBC # 604



Constantius II, AE3-4 D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, diademed head right
VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX, within a laurel wreath
At exergue SMANTI (Antioch mint
1.70 gr
Ref : Cohen # 335, LRBC # 1398 var,


Q

 

The two featuring Mars/Virtus on the reverse are my favorites from this bunch. All wonderful coins!

 

Holy Constantine!! ... it seems like everybody is allowed to join the ol' party, eh?!

Constantine-II


Constantius-II


Crispus


Constans


Hey => I just couldn't resist tossing-in Constantius-I ... it's a party, right?

Constantius-I


... sweeeet!!

 

Steve, your coins are great and I always enjoy your enthusiasm!
I am so jealous of your campgates! Just awesome.


Who wants their Dad at the party?

Just jokes!

 

A selection of typical London Mint Constantius & Constantine coins

A searchable Gallery

James

 

here are some constantine i vot coins i've had for well over a year, never got around to taking pics of them.



Constantine I, 324 AD
O: CONSTAN TINVSAVG R: DNCONSTANTINIMAXAVG, VOT XX star, SMHB in ex, RIC VII Heraclea 60, 2.0 g, 20 mm




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

 

All great coins guys! Haven't had much time to post but I've been watching from time to time. This talk about campgates reminds me that I have a very nice campgate I haven't shown yet. Which I will but in the meantime here's a special tiny one of Valentinian III from near the end of the Western Empire (this type was struck from 440 to 455 AD in Rome).



BTW I myself am looking for any campgate with closed doors, which IIRC is the rarest among campgate coins.

 

A worried looking Licinius -- maybe Constantine is lurking!

RIC VII, London, Licinius, No. 3, AD 312-314
Fully silvered


O: Licinius laureate and cuirassed bust right - IMP LICINIVS PF AVG
R: Genius with modius on head, chlamys over left shoulder holding
patera (rh) cornucopia (lh) GENIO POP ROM - PLN (exergue) S (l) F (r)

 

London Constantine Era coins:

CONSTANTINE I
AE3 Follis
OBVERSE: IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, spear over far shoulder
REVERSE: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing holding shield inscribed VOT/PR on altar decorated with diamond (Helv. 2a), PLN in ex.
Struck at London 319-20 AD
2.8g, 20mm
RIC VII 159

CONSTANTINE II
AE Follis
OBVERSE: CONSTANTI-NVS IVN NC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left
REVERSE: BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOT / IS / XX, three stars above, PLON in ex.
Struck at London 323-324 AD
2.5g, 19mm
RIC VII 284

CRISPUS
AE Follis
OBVERSE: CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI, Sol standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe and raising right hand. Crescent in left field. Mintmark PLN. Toone 194; Bourton-on-the-Water hoard 1464-1466
Struck at London 318 AD
3.2, 21mm
RIC VII 144

CONSTANTINE I
AE2 Follis
OBVERSE: Constantine I AE3. 315-316 AD. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol, radiate, standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding globe, right hand raised, S-F across fields, MLN in ex.
Struck at London 315-16 AD
3.1g, 20mm
RIC VII 43

LICINIUS I
AE2 Follis
OBVERSE: IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: GENIO POP ROM S-F, Genius standing left, modius on head, loins draped, holding patera & cornucopia, PLN in ex.
Struck at London 313-4 AD
3.2g, 22mm
RIC VII 3

 

Great to see you again Jamesicus. Had actually wondered where you went. You were very knowledgeable and helpful on the other coin forum.

 

Thank you VK!

I got so far behind in my calligraphy and bookbinding commitments that I had to take a long time off from Discussion Forum participation.

Please excuse me for mostly posting links instead of pics. I have severe leg edema that prevents me typing at the computer for any length of time these days (and gathering and posting images).

James

 

No apologies necessary James. I completely understand. I look forward to your future posts.

 

Here's one I haven't seen posted here yet, one of four 'commemorative' types Constantine struck at Constantinople between AD 327 and 328. Victor Clark's page notes that they were minted to pay workers who were building the new capital city, but also to commemorate Constantine's defeat of Licinius in the civil war. This specific type "alludes to the naval victory of Crispus on the Bosphorus where he captured Byzantium (soon to be called Constantinople) from Licinius."


CONSTANTINE I
AE3
3.15g, 19mm
Constantinople mint, AD 327-328
RIC VII 25 (R2)
O: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, rosette-diademed head right.
R: LIBERT-A-S PVBLICA, Victory standing with head left on a galley, holding up a wreath in each hand; CONS in exergue, B in left field.

 

Okay, you're correct ...

=> if it's a family BBQ, then we might as well invite Licinus-I, eh? (the dude has great bocce skills)

 

So if I built a new city in your honor would you pay me with your attractive coin?

Come on guys we can make this happen! #Zumblypolis2020

 

Ooh, I do like the sound of Zumblypolis . I want gladiator fighting pits, please... I've always thought that too few cities these days include them in their planning. Oh, and a zoo, too, for when Steve visits.

Edited to clarify about the zoo: seeing that Steve likes animals, of course, not that I'd make him stay in the zoo.

 

I only want one thing when I visit Zumblypolis ...