Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Unlisted => Topic started by: Victor on June 03, 2017, 09:49:36 PM

Title: Constantine I GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Antioch
Post by: Victor on June 03, 2017, 09:49:36 PM

though not in RIC, this coin is well attested and other workshops were even noted by Voetter.

Constantine I
A.D. 306
26x27mm   9.2gm
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES; laureate head right.
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI; Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, right holding patera, left cornucopiae; in right field I.
In ex. ANT • over •
RIC VI Antioch -- 

King and Spaer, "A Hoard of Coins from Northern Sinai," NC 1977, # 4000-4009.

Title: Re: Constantine I GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Antioch
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on June 04, 2017, 11:25:08 AM

What letter is in the right field? It looks like 'K' (which is of course impossible). Distorted 'I'?

Title: Re: Constantine I GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Antioch
Post by: Victor on June 04, 2017, 11:43:33 AM

Sorry, I forgot to put the field mark in. Yes, I believe it is an I.