Young Constantine II, VOT V, MVLT X, Thessalonica

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  1. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    Found this uncommon Constantine II Caesar follis, issued in 318-319 when Constantine junior was only a toddler. He has a small head, that's something peculiar for caesars of the early decades of the 4th cent. And the reverse is unusual, too: four lines of text in a wreath, and that's it. No circular legend.
    It's a thickish coin, though not very heavy: 18 mm and 3.17 gr. RIC 44 or 45. I believe this type was only issued in Thessalonica, second officina (TES B). But I'm sure you all know more about this.


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  3. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Got one myself with a bit of silvering on it.

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    Constantine II (337 - 340 A.D.)
    Æ3
    O: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate and cuirassed bust right.
    R: VOT• V• / MVLT•X• / CAESS / TSB within wreath.
    Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, 318 - 319 A.D.
    18mm
    3.1g
    RIC VII 45
     
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  4. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Nice @Pellinore. All I have are Vot X
    Constantine II 22.jpg
    CONSTANTINE II
    AE Follis
    OBVERSE: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right
    REVERSE: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, laurel wreath around VOT X, GSIS(sunburst) in ex.
    Struck at Siscia 321-4 AD
    2.90g. 18 mm
    RIC VII 182,G
     
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  5. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    not your usual vot...pretty cool with the small bust also! nice score pellinore!
     
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  6. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Nice @Pellinore ...

    I only have 2 of ConII:

    RI Constantine II 337-340 CE AE3 VOT X.jpg
    RI Constantine II 337-340 CE AE3 VOT X

    RI Constantine II 337-340 CE AE3 GLORIA EXERCITVS Glory to the Army 2 Soldiers 2 Standards.jpg
    RI Constantine II 337-340 CE AE3 GLORIA EXERCITVS Glory to the Army 2 Soldiers 2 Standards
     
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  7. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

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