New Late Romans - Tf

There is a Constantine Sol 'T* F' from Arles (316AD) and a '*T *F' issue from London (310AD) along with multiple standard 'T F' issues from Arles, London, Lyon and Trier. 'F T' also springs up from time to time.

I've read the Temporum Felicitas / Saeculi Felicitas theory and it seems plausible. These marks are first and foremost series indicators but I think they have been selected deliberately to represent well known or politically desirable slogans. I have also read a theory claiming these 'slogans' were used in certain areas to reassure the public that Constantine's on/off wars with Licinius were the correct thing for him to do.

The only Constantine Sol mint that shows any kind of sensible progression or system in its field marks is Trier (typical German organisation or coincidence?).

Here is a visual representation of all of these issues for Constantine. Please remember that this is not something that I planned to publish and it is a work in progress on my part, ignore the colour coding, it means something to me but I don't really have time to explain it, it also contains some Trier field marks I have theorised should exist but have not been found:

http://postimage.org/image/eg1prj5op/

OK - pic too small, I'll keep working on it till its OK.

I've given up on posting the pic - hopefully the above link will work, you will still need to click it to blow it up when you get there.

jw said: "Knowing you, you probably got both these coins at a great price. Which show did you attend? "

I'll take that as a compliment. A dealer whose name you would probably recognize once told me that I was the second cheapest guy he had met. I was hurt. I wanted to be #1. A great price is a matter of opinion. I feel I overpaid for the Constantine but I wanted the TF together. It was $30 but I bought other coins that same day that were nicer for less. It all averages out. I recently paid $350 for a worn denarius of Septimius Severus and strongly suspect no one reading this would go over $50 for it. Opinions vary as do our collections.

I attended the small show in Richmond VA last Friday. The week after next is the big show in Baltimore that caused me to write my pages on coin shows but I plan to skip it since the dealer I find most productive also did Richmond and I doubt he will have enough new stock to make it worth driving three hours one way to see who else comes. I go there when I can get a ride or the local club charters a bus. I hate to drive.

Baltimore is a show where you will see nice coins for fair prices and junk coins for twice as much. You also will see perfect coins for ten times as much as I pay for what I consider attractive mid grade coins but I do not collect in that bracket preferring ten $30 coins to one $300 example of the same type.

If you go to Baltimore, you should find a coin or two. I usually leave with 20-30 and not enough money left to buy lunch.
http://whitmancoincollecting.com/co...timore-expo/
There will be more in 2012. Perhaps I will go on April Fools Day:
http://www.whitmanexpo.com/(S(dpf1n...kieSupport=1

Other than the internet, I get some of my Romans from a dealer at a local monthly coin show I go to. Since I am a repeat customer, he cuts me deals sometimes.

This is Licinius I as Augustus. Licinius II struck only as Caesar.