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Oh. I shouldn't have seen this thread, because I'll have coins to post now...  Here's one to start out with, in a bit rough shape but I don't see a lot with this reverse. Constantine I ca. 324-325 AD Follis. Sirmium mint (SIRM in ex.) RIC VII Sirmium 475 Obv: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; Laureate bust right Rev: SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing right w/trophy in right hand and palm branch in left hand, captive seated on ground to right Commemorating victory over the Sarmatians ca. 322 AD, this reverse is seen on coins minted at Arles, London, Lyon, Sirmium & Trier.   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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I like the SARMATIA DEVICTA series, as it is historical and easy to assemble a type set. Some historical references-- "When Constantine learned that the Sarmatians, who live near Lake Maeotis, had sailed across the Danube and were pillaging his territory, he led his army against them.he killed many, took more prisoners and put the rest to flight." Zosimus 2:21 Constantine chased the Sarmatians into the territory of Licinius; in what may have been an attempt to goad him into a civil war-- which worked. "Licinius did not accept the gold coinage on which Constantine emblazoned his victory against the Sarmatians, but melted it down and converted it to other uses, giving no answer to those who faulted him with regard to this than that he did not wish foreign affairs to have a place in domestic business." Petrus Patricius (circa A.D. 500- 565) The Lost History of Peter the Patrician F 208 Constantine I SARMATIA DEVICTA from London Constantine I A.D. 323-4 19x20mm 3.5g CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate head right. SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive std. on ground to right. In ex. PLON crescent RIC VII London 289; LMCC 10.01.002 Constantine I SARMATIA DEVICTA from Lyon...ex Carleton St Peter Hoard Constantine I A.D. 323-4 19mm 3.5g CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate head right. SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive std. on ground to r.; C in left field In ex. PLG crescent RIC VII Lyons 214 "This hoard was discovered in the UK on three occasions in February 2000 by a metal detectorist searching a cultivated field near the village. The first find was of 53 coins together with fragments of a grey ware pot. Two further searches revealed a further 53 and 21 coins making a total of 127 coins found in all. All the coins were of bronze and from a similar period, all being minted after AD 320." Constantine I SARMATIA DEVICTA from Arles Constantine I A.D. 322-323 19mm 3.0g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head right. SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive std. on ground to right. In ex. S star AR RIC VII Arles 257 There is a dot in the obverse legend  Constantine I A.D. 322-323 19mm 3.8g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right. SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive std. on ground to right. In ex. P star AR RIC VII Arles 258 this was the only issue out of the SARMATIA coins that is not a laureate head only. Constantine I SARMATIA DEVICTA from Trier Constantine I A.D. 323-4 18x19mm 3.6g CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate head right. SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive std. on ground to right. In ex. STR crescent RIC VII Trier 435 Constantine I SARMATIA DEVICTA from Sirmium Constantine I A.D. 324-325 18x20mm 3.1g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head right. SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive (note the foot firmly on his back) std. on ground to right. in ex. SIRM RIC VII Sirmium 48 |
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This is awesome! I think that for this decade we are up to 14 coins posted from four different members. It must be pretty close to our most prolific decade so far. I'm looking forward to seeing what the 310s have to offer tomorrow, but in the meanwhile keep them coming for the 320s!
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During the Constantinian period, 15 mints issued campgates -- London, Lyon, Trier, Arles, Rome, Ticinum, Siscia, Sirmium, Thessalonica, Heraclea, Constantinople, Nicomedia, Cyzicus, Antioch and Alexandria. Below are examples of each mint for Constantine I; except Sirmium which only struck them for the Caesars. The coins are arranged geographically, from West to East. London Constantine I A.D. 324-5 AE nummus 19x21mm 3.3g CONSTAN-TINVS AG; Laureate head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate with two turrets and star between them, dot in bottom of doorway. in ex. PLON dot RIC VII London 294 variation; LMCC 10.02.002 (this coin cited and illustrated) Lyon Constantine I A.D. 324-5 AE nummus 19mm 3.0g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; Laureate head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate with two turrets and star between them. in ex. PLG RIC VII Lyon 225 Trier Constantine I A.D. 326 AE nummus 19mm 3.2g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG Laureate head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above. In ex. STR dot in crescent RIC VII Trier 475 Arles Constantine I A.D. 327 AE nummus 20mm 3.1g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; pearl-diademed head right. VIRTV-S AVGG; gateway with wide open doors, four turrets, star above; across fields S-F. in ex. ARLS RIC VII Arles 314 Rome Constantine I A.D. 324- 325 19mm 3.0g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; Laureate head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above. In ex. RP RIC VII Rome 264 Ticinum Constantine I A.D. 326- 327 19mm 2.5gm CONSTANTINVS AVG; laureate head right. DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG; campgate with two turrets, star between them. In ex. P branch T RIC VII Ticinum 205 Siscia Constantine I A.D. 328-9 18x19mm 3.1g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; Laureate head right PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate with 18 rows, two turrets, no doors, star above. in ex. delta SIS double crescent RIC VII Siscia 214 18 rows Thessalonica Constantine I A.D. 326- 328 AE nummus 19mm 3.0g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate with two turrets and star between them, dot in right. in ex. SMTSA RIC VII Thessalonica 153 Heraclea Constantine I A.D. 317 AE nummus 20mm 4.0g IMP CONSTA-NTINVS AVG; laur., dr., globe, scepter in l. hand, mappa in r.hand PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG [In honor of the foresight of the Emperors] campgate with three turrets and no doors. in ex. MHTB RIC VII Heraclea 16 Constantine is depicted in consular dress as he is consul for the 5th time Constantinople Constantine I A.D. 326-327 AE nummus 19mm 3.4g CONSTANTINVS AVG; Laureate head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, dot in archway, star above; in left field A. in ex. CONS RIC VII Constantinople 7 Nicomedia Constantine I A.D. 325-6 18x19mm 3.3g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; Laureate head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above. In ex. MN delta RIC VII Nicomedia 121 Ex Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) Cyzicus Constantine I A.D. 329- 330 17x18mm 2.3gm CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG; rosette- diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above. In ex. SMKS RIC VII Cyzicus 61 Ex Giovanni Dattari Antioch Constantine I A.D. 327- 328AE nummus 19mm 3.1g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; diademed head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above; delta- epsilon across fields. In ex. SMANT RIC VII Antioch 78 Alexandria Constantine I A.D. 325- 326 AE nummus 19mm 3.5g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head right. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate, two turrets, no doors, star above. In ex. SMALB RIC VII Alexandria 34 Edited by Victor
12/23/2024 4:29 pm
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Helena. ca. 324-328 AD. AE3. Heraclea. SMHε in ex. RIC VII Heraclea 79 Obv: FL HELENA AVGVSTA Diademed & mantled bust rt. wearing necklace Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE Securitas stg. left, lowering branch with right hand and raising hem of robe with left hand Fl(avia) Iulia Helena was the mother of Constantine I and the wife of Constantius I. She was canonized as Saint Helena of Constantinople based on accounts of her recovery of relics of the True Cross in Jerusalem.   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
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Constantine I ROMAE AETERNAE from Rome with cryptogram Constantine I A.D. 320 19mm 3.6gm CONSTANTINVS AVG; helmeted and cuirassed bust right. ROMAE AETERNAE [To everlasting Rome, fifteen yearly vows (quindecennalia)] Roma std. r., shield in lap inscribed X/V [note that Victory holds a clear example of a stylus that she used to inscribe the shield] in ex. R cryptogram P RIC VII Rome 194 Part of this mint mark is a cryptogram, and is Greek for eros, which in Latin is amor. Amor and Roma are palindromes-- they read the same backward or forward. Amor was the secret name of Rome. This may have been an attempt by the pagan aristocracy of Rome to use the old religion of mystery and romance to confront the pro-Christian policies of Constantine. The first letter in this mintmark is the Latin letter "R", for Rome. The next symbol is a ligature, which consists of two Greek letters epsilon and rho, and then an upward sweep which transforms the ligature into the Greek letter omega. What looks like a "C' is actually the Greek letter sigma. The last letter is the Latin letter P, which is the officina. There were four workshops at this time- P, S, T and Q. The Greek cryptogram section reads epsilon rho omega sigma or Eros. Constantine I VOT XX from Ticinum Constantine I A.D. 320- 321 20mm 2.9g CONSTANT-INVS AVG; laureate bust to left, wearing trabea, holding eagle-tipped sceptre. D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG surrounding laurel wreath enclosing VOT XX. In ex. ST RIC VII Ticinum - Not in RIC Constantine I VLPP from Lyon with captives in exergue Constantine I A.D. 320 17x18mm 3g CONS-TANTINVS AVG; high crested helmet and cuirassed bust right. VICTORIAE LAET PRINC PERP; two Victories stg., facing one another, together holding shield inscribed VOT PR on altar. in ex. P 2 captives back to back L RIC VII Lyons 79 Constantine I anepigraphic from Antioch Constantine I A.D. 324- 325 18mm 1.7g Anepigraphic: laureate head right. CONSTAN/TINVS/AVG in three lines; wreath above; SMANTS on fourth line; dot below. RIC VII Antioch 57
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Licinius I, AE Follis. 321-3 AD. I MP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG, radiate draped and cuirassed bust right . IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory and sceptre, eagle at foot left, captive at foot right, X II Mu right. Mintmark SMANTB. RIC VII Antioch 35; Sear 15225.  The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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 Constantine I A.D. 320- 321 Æ Follis 19mm 3.1g CONSTANTINVS P AVG; laureate and cuirassed [trabeated?] bust left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand. BEATA TRANQVILLITAS; globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX; above, three stars in ex. PLON RIC VII London --; LMCC (2nd ed.) 9.03.002; RML 961 Not in RIC for bust left with this obverse legend.should come after RIC VII London 220  Constantine I A.D. 320- 321 20mm 3.5g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; radiate and trabeate bust right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand. BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS; globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX; above, three stars; P-A across fields. in ex. PLON RIC VII --; C&T Supp. No. 1 9.04.007.5  Constantine I A.D. 320- 321 19mm 2.9g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate and trabeated bust left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre in right hand. BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS; globe set on altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX; above, three stars in ex. PLON RIC VII London 225; LMCC 9.03.007 Edited by Victor
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Licinius. Heraclea. ca. 313 AD Silvered AE follis. SMHT in ex. RIC VI Heraclea 73c (officina Γ) Obv: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG Laureate bust right. Rev: IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG Jupiter standing left, holding Victory in right hand and scepter in left hand, chlamys across left shoulder. Note the use of AVGG here, which is because Licinius and Constantine I were still augusti at the time (East and West respectively.) This fragile concord lasted off and on for only ~10 more years, punctuated by frequent warring, until Licinius was decisively deposed.  Licinius. Rome. ca. 315-316 AD (note: some of the text in the photo is wrong. this is correct) AE3. R*Q in ex. 20.8mm, 2.72g RIC VI Rome 22b (2nd officina) Obv: IMP LICINIVS P F AVG. Cuirassed and laureate bust right Rev: SOLI INV-I-CTO COMITI Sol standing left holding globe in left hand and raising right hand, chlamys across left shoulder. R F across fields.  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
12/24/2024 01:14 am
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Already such an amazing start to the decade of the 310s for this thread! Here is one of mine: a Nummus of Maximinus II that dates to between 310 and 313 AD.   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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I couldn't find any coins in my photo backlog for the 320s, but here's one for the 310s...   Constantine I, AE2 SOLI INVIC-TO COMITI Londinium mint (MLL), 314-315 RIC VII Londinium 27I probably missed a ton of coins in the later 4th century; I'm looking forward to an eventual unblocking of the 3rd edition, which doesn't speed through the decades as fast! [EDIT: the images don't seem to load for me - do they work on your side?] [EDIT 2: appears to be fixed now] Edited by january1may
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Fractional coinage of Constantine I In 312, Constantine defeated Maxentius and the mint in Rome began striking coins of the same standard as the Gallic mints. The follis was the standard type and it was minted at close to 1/72 libra (roughly 4.5 grams based on a Roman pound of 327 grams), and the size was roughly 21millimeters in diameter. The main reverse types were GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, MARTI CONSERVATORI, SOLI INVICTO COMITI, and SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI. Two fractionals were also struck at Rome during this period and both bear denominational marks. "It will be argued here that the fractions with the XII and XVI marks form a departure from the denominational system of fractions previously struck at Rome, that the radiate crown was used on the coins in order to identify a new denomination, and that the numerals XII and XVI were intended to indicate the official values of the new coins expressed in denarii." The weights of these two coins suggest that they were intended to weigh 2/3 and 1/2 of the follis. Constantine I PACI PERPET from Rome Constantine I AD 312-13 half follis 17mm 2.5gm FL VAL CONSTANTINVS AVG laureate and cuirassed bust right. PACI PERPET; Pax stg. facing, head l., r. holding branch, l. standard; in left field XII. in ex. RP RIC VI Rome 356 Constantine I VIRT EXERCIT GALL from Rome Constantine I A.D. 312- 313 2/3 follis 19x20mm 3.3g FL VAL CONSTANTINVS AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right seen from the rear. VIRT EXE-RCIT GALL; Virtus standing left, looking right, right leaning on spear, left holding parazonium; In left field X, in right field VI. In exergue RT RIC VI Rome 360 In A.D. 313, a set of three fractional coins was issued from Rome and Trier for both Constantine and Licinius. These small coins were probably distributed to the citizens as part of the Imperial largesse. A few things may have possibly been referenced by these coins, but they obviously commemorated peace in the Empire. This time of peace was the culmination of many events—Constantine defeated Maxentius, Licinius defeated Maximinus, Constantine's sister married Licinius and cemented peace between the two rulers, and in A.D. 313, Constantine and Licinius signed the Edict of Milan. Constantine I FVNDAT PACIS from Rome Constantine I Half follis 15mm 1.7g A.D. 313 IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bare head right. FVNDAT PACIS; Mars advancing right with trophy over left shoulder, dragging captive. in ex. RT RIC VII Rome 12; Mazzini V, pl. XX, 157 (this coin) Constantine I GLORIA PERPET from Rome Constantine I A.D. 313 Half follis 18mm 1.3g IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bare head right. GLORIA PERPET; Two victories advancing right, both holding wreath and palm frond, standard between them In ex. RS RIC VII Rome 14 Constantine I SAPIENTIA PRINCIPIS from Rome Constantine I A.D. 313 14mm 1.1gm quarter follis IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bare head right. SAPIENTIA PRINCIPIS; Altar with owl, spear across altar, shield to left and helmet to right. in ex. RS RIC VII Rome 16 Constantine I VOT X MVL XX from Trier Constantine I A.D. 310- 311 Quarter follis 12x13mm 0.9g IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right. VOT X MVL XX surrounded by wreath. RIC VI Trier 908a; Zschucke 11.10 Ex-Failmezger 221CI
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Exceptional coins, @Victor, and very interesting fractionals!  @paralyse, @ttkoo, @january1may: Great to see some of your ancients here too! 313 CE, AE2, Constantine I, RIC VI Treveri 885. CONSTANTINVS P F AVG / MARTI CONSERVATORI, Treveri. (From the Chitry hoard.)  |
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Galerius. Antioch. ca. 310-311 AD. Issued under the authority of Maximinus II Daza. AE Follis. 21.9 mm, 5.7g. ANT in ex. 8th officina (Η) RIC VI Antioch 148 (corrigenda - crescent omitted) Obv: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG Laureate bust right. Rev: GENIO IMP-ERATORIS Genius wearing modius and standing left by altar, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, pouring liquid over altar from patera in right hand and holding cornucopiae in left hand. Crescent in upper left field, Eta in right field. This is definitely a very "anatomically correct" depiction of Genius.   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse
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